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26/0475/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Weeping Ash remove major deadwood to make safe and improve aesthetic appearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 25 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh
List entry LB49816 · 1 m away · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (24 Grade A, 1 Grade B)
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 221 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
EH7 5AH
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
McLaren Tree Surgery Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 19 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
837decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Retrospective change of use to a short-term let property.
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Proposed AC equipment.
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Internal alterations to change the existing bathroom into a bathroom and en-suite.
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2021 Approved
2F 13 Royal Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5AB
Internal alterations to change the existing bathroom into a bathroom and en-suite.
21/04051/LBC
2021 Refused
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2017 Approved
28 Royal Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5AH
Relocate internal downpipe to exterior of building.
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17/05047/LBC
2017 Approved
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Alterations to the glazed screens which form part of the external elevations to the resta…
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Installation of new gas services at No 11 to allow it to function independently from No 1…
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Install two floodlighting fixtures on front elevation
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