GF 33 Chester Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 7EN Data via plota.co.uk

25/06121/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Willow remove branches growing towards property back to thicker cord wood crown reduce by 1.5-2.5m. T2 Willow sectional fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
24 Nov 2025

Approved on 24 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 33 Chester Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28518 · 1 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade A, 20 Grade B, 1 Grade C)
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
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, 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
EH3 7EN
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
24 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
McLaren Tree Surgery Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 10 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No