1F3 15 Royal Crescent Broughton Edinburgh EH3 6QA Data via plota.co.uk

25/05010/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

One Elm - Removal of the elm tree located in the communal garden at 15 Royal Crescent. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Sept 2025
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Approved
23 Oct 2025

Approved on 23 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: 15 Royal Crescent, Edinburgh
List entry LB29680 · 0 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade A, 12 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 3 November 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
EH3 6QA
Received
19 Sept 2025
Validated
19 Sept 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
23 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 19 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,085decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No