9 Sandford Gardens Portobello West Edinburgh EH15 1LP Data via plota.co.uk

25/03914/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Lime crown lift to ensure 4.0m - 5.0m clearance over the road and laterally tip reduce extended limb by no more than 2 - 3m in branch length to suitable growth points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2025
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Validated
30 Jul 2025
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Approved
25 Aug 2025

Approved on 25 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: 8 Sandford Gardens, Edinburgh
List entry LB27721 · 14 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 22 Grade B, 3 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Portobello conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Special protection area 497 m away: Firth of Forth; SSSI 497 m away: Firth of Forth.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Postcode
EH15 1LP
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish
Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
25 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 12 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
996decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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