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26/0412/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

IMG REMOVE SMALL RUBBING BRANCHES AND DEADWOOD Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG REMOVE TREE CAUSING WALL DAMAGE Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG CRACK IN WALL Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG CROWN REDUCE W BY 2M AND CROWN LIFT OVER ROAD TO 4M Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG REMOVE TREE Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG REMOVE 2 TREES AS CLOSE TO WALL Drawing · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 40 Colinton Road, Edinburgh
List entry LB26966 · 0 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade B, 2 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 ↗
Merchiston and Greenhill 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.
Scheduled monument 119 m away: Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
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
EH10 5BT
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 10 days slower 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
753decided 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
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Ash 1296, Ash 1400, elm 1864 and beech 1073 remove tree. Beech 8202 reduce tree by 3m and…
25/06366/TCO
2024 Withdrawn
Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplatanus) #1 overall significant and irreversible decline, remove tr…
24/00675/TCO
2019 Approved
Further planning application for the renewal of planning permission for the extension to…
19/03663/FUL
2019 Approved
Renewal of listed building consent to extend and alter hospital building and partial demo…
19/03667/LBC
2018 Approved
Sycamore tree - remove to ground level.
18/09650/TCO
2018 Approved
2x Sycamore - Remove to ground level.
18/01766/TCO
2016 Approved
Extension to existing hospital to create operating theatres, bedrooms, pharmacy, staff fa…
16/02776/FUL
2016 Approved
Extension to existing hospital building with internal alterations (including partial demo…
16/02779/LBC
Within ~100m

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2021 Approved
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