69B Morningside Road Morningside Edinburgh EH10 4AZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/03794/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 Holly, 1 Elm, 1 Sycamore & 1 Spotted Laurel growing on raised ground surrounded by retaining wall. - Remove. No room for them to develop. They are heaving & cracking the retaining walls. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2025
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Approved
20 Aug 2025

Approved on 20 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 2

Grade B listed: Morningside Parish Church, Morningside Road, Morningside, Edinburgh
List entry LB27571 · 13 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 Grade B, 5 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 ↗
Merchiston and Greenhill 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
EH10 4AZ
Received
22 Jul 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
20 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 14 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,085decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No