5 Wester Coates Avenue Wester Coates Edinburgh EH12 5LS Data via plota.co.uk

25/06403/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Eucalyptus to be coppiced. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
9 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Coltbridge and Wester Coates 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.
Registered park or garden 34 m away: The New Town Gardens
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 2 Wester Coates Avenue, Edinburgh, Grade B, 53 m away · 1 Grade A, 4 Grade B, 3 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 5LS
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Murrayfield
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jan 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 13 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
996decided 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 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No