Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art 75 Belford Road New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0875/TPO - Treework Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

T1 x Silver Birch prune south crown lower branches at around 6-8m by 2-3m max to clear cables. T2 x Beech prune lower W and S crown by approx. 2-3m up to 8-10m to allow for crane access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
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Validated
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 30 Oct 2026, from Edinburgh's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, Edinburgh
List entry LB27982 · 18 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (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 ↗
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 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
Postcode
EH4 3DR
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Technical Tree Services.

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 15.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
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 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No