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26/0709/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 cherry reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield 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 147 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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 2 November 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 4LN
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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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

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
T1 Eucalyptus - Remove.
24/04243/TCO
2017 Approved
Cherry rear garden - dismantle.
17/04116/TCO
Within ~100m

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