Flat 1 6 Bell's Brae Edinburgh EH4 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0426/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

3 Jacquemontii Birch in courtyard beside 6B, 10 & 12. 7m in height. - Reduce height down to 4.5m., 1 Jacquemontii Birch in square planter outside no. 6. 6m in height. - Reduce height down to 4.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade C listed: Offices, 6 Bell's Brae, Edinburgh
List entry LB30067 · 9 m away · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade A, 15 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 ↗
Dean 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
Radon affected area, class 3.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
EH4 3BJ
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 8 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 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No