23 Newbattle Gardens Dalkeith EH22 3DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00477/WTT - Work to Trees Approved

Proposal

Felling of tree within Newbattle conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Registered park or garden: Newbattle Abbey
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 ↗
Newbattle 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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Walled Garden, Newbattle Abbey Policies, Grade B, 59 m away · 4 Grade B
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 237 m away: Newbattle Abbey, abbey church, cloisters and associated buildings.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 11 September 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
Midlothian
Application type
Work to Trees
Postcode
EH22 3DR
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Midlothian East
Parish
Eskbank & Newbattle Community Council
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Not to Make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Eskbank Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, about the council's usual 21 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100767393-001
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No