7 Ashburnham Gardens South Queensferry EH30 9LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/0706/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Mature pear (approx 30 meters in height) crown reduction by approx 1-1.5 meters and deadwood. 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 1 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

Queensferry 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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Coach House, 7 Ashburnham Gardens, Dalmeny, Grade B, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade B, 1 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Special protection area about 278 m away: Firth of Forth
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 278 m away: Firth of Forth; World heritage site about 196 m away: Forth Bridge World Heritage Site Boundary.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
EH30 9LB
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Almond
Parish
Queensferry + District
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
Show
Agent
GM Tree Services.

How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 14 days faster 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
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

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Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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