9 Belmont Drive Edinburgh EH12 6JN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0647/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Silver Birch with dead top at upper level of the rear garden, remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

West Murrayfield 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.
Local nature reserve 200 m away: Corstorphine Hill
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m.
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
EH12 6JN
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Parish
Murrayfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 12 days faster 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

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No