63 North Castle Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 3LJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/05312/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Ash tree in rear courtyard, remove as tree causing damage to property due to growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 63 North Castle Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28468 · 1 m away · 65 more listed buildings within 150 m (51 Grade A, 13 Grade B, 1 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
New Town 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
SSSI 445 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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
EH2 3LJ
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
11 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gillick Tree Surgery.

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 20 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 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No