12 West Brighton Crescent Edinburgh EH15 1LU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0448/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Sycamore Crown reduce 1.5-2.5 metre South East canopy over garden, pruning back to growth points. Leaving canopy over garden, not going all the way back to boundary wall., holly 1metre Crown reduction Trim sides, wild cherry 0.5-1metre Crown reduction Crown thin 10-15%. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Validated
18 Jun 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade C listed: 10-12 West Brighton Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh
List entry LB27790 · 1 m away · 30 more listed buildings within 150 m (23 Grade B, 7 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Portobello 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
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Postcode
EH15 1LU
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish
Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Taylored Trees.

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No