18 Spottiswoode Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Birch - Reduce, Raise to 2.5m over path and thin by 15%, T2 Willow - Raise to 2.5m and thin by 30%. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH9 1BQ
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Marchmont + Sciennes
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 19 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 24 days from validation, 10 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Last counted 3 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 16 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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