4 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0510/TCO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplatanus), remove T1 T2 T3 T4. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Validated
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Grade C listed: 4 Ettrick Road, Edinburgh
List entry LB27074 · 0 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade B, 5 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 ↗
Merchiston and Greenhill 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
Scheduled monument 234 m away: Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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Other new applications on this street

30 Sept 2026Pending

4B Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ

Change window openings into door openings, new external steps and patio.

26/03934/LBC
24 Apr 2026Approved

Flat 4 9 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ

T1 Willow, remove 4m height from FALLEN tree.

26/0295/TCO

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Change window openings into door openings, new external steps and patio.

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4B Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ

Change window openings into door openings, new external steps and patio.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Postcode
EH10 5BJ
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
30 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 6 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
723decided 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 →

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Flat 2 12 Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T2 Beech tree remove tree to ground level and stump grind.
25/06233/TCO
2025
27 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NH
T1 Sycamore - remove tree to ground level and grind out stump and surface lateral roots…
25/05291/TCO
2025 Refused
10 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
G1 group of Cherry trees, crown lift removing some lateral trunks approx 6-8cm diameter b…
25/00177/TCO
2024 Refused
7 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 2x Lime trees, remove epicormic growth to 6m remove dead wood. T2 Maple, remove dead w…
24/02186/TCO
2024 Approved
Flat 3 9 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
The work proposed comprises of replacing a timber flat entrance door located on the 1st f…
24/01395/CLP
2024 Refused
4 Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 - Conifer - Crown lift of 1.5 metres from first branch and hedge trim lower edge of co…
24/00792/TCO
2024 Refused
8 Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 Holly - Remove tree.
24/00086/TCO
2023 Refused
27 Polwarth Terrace & 14 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH11 1NH
Lime tree, remove. Himalayan Birch, prune canopy 15% & reshape, boundary group prune back…
23/04936/TCO
2023 Refused
Flat 2 10 Ettrick Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 Winter flowering cherry crown reduce all over removing 1.5-2.5m in branch length.
23/06233/TCO
2023 Refused
12 - 14 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T249 Lime, major deadwood, new pollard by reducing height by between 4- 5 meters and leav…
23/03823/TCO
2023 Approved
27 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NH
Carport built over existing driveway.
23/02199/LBC
2023 Refused
14 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
2 x small sitka spruce - Fell the two in back farthest from house, 1 x small poplar - Fel…
23/00794/TCO
2021 Refused
Flat 2 6 Gillsland Road Edinburgh EH10 5BW
Pear-Restorative prune and crown reduction removing major deadwood and 1m - 2m off overly…
21/05334/TCO
2021 Refused
10 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 Sycamore - crown reduce longer branches by 1m-2m to stabilise. T2 Lime - remove major…
21/04523/TCO
2021 Refused
9A Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
T1 Macrocarpa - Crown reduce height by 5 to 6mand sides to match and crown lift lowest 4…
21/02219/TCO
2021 Refused
19 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NQ
Apple at rear right hand corner in rear garden - remove.
21/01347/TCO
2021 Refused
11B Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Silver Leaved Whitebeam damaging East boundary wall - removal of the tree to prevent furt…
21/01001/TCO
2020 Approved
8 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Proposed extension, alterations to side and rear (as amended).
20/05203/FUL
2020 Approved
The Lodge 9D Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
To enlarge window openings and install triple glazed sliding patio doors.
20/04484/FUL
2020 Refused
6 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Lime - Crown clean and reduction of approx 1-1.5 metre of previously pollarded lime, Ches…
20/00984/TCO
2018 Refused
4A Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Ash tree - Fraxinus excelsior - Removal of tree in decline, Horse Chestnut - Removal of t…
18/02006/TCO
2017 Approved
6 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
LARGE EUCALYPTUS TREE - REMOVAL OF LARGE EUCALYTUS TREE WHICH IS LEANING AGAINST NEIGHBOU…
17/04801/TCO
2017 Approved
8 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Pinus - Remove large pine tree from the property, due to the sheer size and maturity.
17/04193/TCO
2016 Approved
Royal Ettrick Hotel 13 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Change of use from hotel to residential, demolition of non-original buildings, and erecti…
16/02258/FUL
2016 Approved
Royal Ettrick Hotel 13 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Demolition of non-original buildings.
16/02259/CON