108 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0801/TPO - Treework Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Oak n1, Crown reduction, height only: ex height 7m; prop height 6.5m. Removal of all dead wood. Oak n2, Crown reduction-height only: ex height 7m; prop height 6.5m removal of all dead wood. Oak n.3, Crown reduction: ex height 9m, prop height 7.5m; ex width 7m, prop width 6m. Oak n.4, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; exi width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Oak n5, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; ex width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Oak 6, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; ex width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Oak n7, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; existing width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Oak n8, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; existing width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Oak n9, Crown reduction: ex height 11m, prop height 9.5m; existing width 8m, prop width 6.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 11 Oct 2026, from Edinburgh's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Scheduled monument 75 m away: Holyrood Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
World heritage site 39 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 ↗
SSSI 144 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Conservation area 40 m away: Old Town; 1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 23 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Edinburgh - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework
Postcode
EH8 8AS
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Southside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ALBA Tree Surgeons.

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 15.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No