18 Mayfield Terrace Newington Edinburgh EH9 1SA Data via plota.co.uk

25/05347/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Reduction of silver birch in back garden (Betula Pendula) reduction of silver birch by 1.5m to BS3998 standard. White beam tree in back garden (sorbus aria) reduction of white beam by 1.5m to BS3998 standard. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Approved
12 Nov 2025

Approved on 12 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Blacket 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.
14 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 7 Mayfield Terrace, Edinburgh, Grade C, 44 m away · 1 Grade A, 1 Grade B, 12 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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
EH9 1SA
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
12 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Falcon Tree Management Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 20 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

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Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No