St Mary's Cathedral 23 Palmerston Place New Town Edinburgh EH12 5AW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0562/TPO - Treework Approved

Proposal

S2 stand of harnbeams reduce from building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh
List entry LB27441 · 29 m away · 27 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade A, 18 Grade B)
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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
New Town 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Postcode
EH12 5AW
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 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 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No