4 Lauriston Gardens Edinburgh EH3 9HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0330/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T83 Silver Birch crown lift to 3m, T77 Ash crown lift above car park. Tree group T76-108 (T74 - Common Lime T75 - Hawthorn T76 - Hawthorn T111 - Hawthorn T112 - Hawthorn T113 - Hawthorn T119 - Hawthorn) crown lift to 3m above pavement and 4.5m above carriage way, secondary growth. Tree groups 2 ( T90 - Sycamore T93 - Common LimeT97 - Common Ash T100 - Sycamore) crown lift to 4.5m above play ground and car park, secondary growth and reduce limbs by c.2.5 away from building, Tree group 3 T104 - Common Lime T105 - Common Lime crown lift to 4.5 above school access road,secondary growth and reduce by 2.5m away from tenement. Tree 86 cherry reduce by 3m. Tree 87 reduce by 3m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Approved
26 May 2026

Approved on 26 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade C listed: Macauley House, 2 Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh
List entry LB30206 · 21 m away · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 11 Grade B, 4 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 ↗
Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield 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.
World heritage site 56 m away: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 361 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Scheduled monument 242 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall and Telfer Wall, Heriot Place.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 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
EH3 9HH
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eskbank Tree Care.

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. 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

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No