Merchiston Castle School 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Whitebeam, T2 Sycamore, T3 Birch, T4 Pine, T6 Oak, T7 Pine and T8 Ash fell the tree to ground level. T5 Pine remove the large split branch. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Show the other 4 with distances
- 0 mMain Building And Memorial Hall, Merchiston Castle School, Colinton Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 67 mRogerson Boarding House, Merchiston Castle School, Colinton Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 mColinton House, Colinton Road, EdinburghGrade A
- 146 mThe Castle Gates, Merchiston Castle School, Colinton Road, EdinburghGrade C
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH13 0PU
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Colinton/Fairmilehead
- Parish
- Colinton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- TD Tree And Land Services Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 22 days from validation, 7 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Last counted 2 Sept 2026
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- Env. assessment
- No
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