1F1 8 Roxburgh Street Edinburgh EH8 9TA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Multi-stemmed Goat Willow in the rear communal garden. Has been reduced in height in the past. - Reduce crown height to previous heading cuts, from 15m down to 10m. Remove large diameter deadwood. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026
Site constraints 6
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- 0 m6, 8, 10 Roxburgh Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 27 m36 And 37 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 28 mIncluding Railings, 7 Roxburgh StreetGrade C
- 40 mRoxburgh Place Hall, University Of Edinburgh, 4 Roxburgh Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 41 m27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 mGates And Gate Piers, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 72 mSt Patrick's Roman Catholic School, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 mSt Peter's Episcopal Chapel, 3 Roxburgh Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 77 m21, 22 And 23 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 80 mNatural Philosophy Department, University Of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 101 m8-10 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 101 mSocieties Centre, University Of Edinburgh, 76, 78, 80 Pleasance, EdinburghGrade C
- 103 mSocieties Centre, University Of Edinburgh, 60, 66 Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m12 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 111 mPublic Baths, Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 mOld Surgeon's Hall, Surgeon's Square, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 mSports Union, University Of Edinburgh, 48 Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 mSports Union, University Of Edinburgh, 48A Pleasance, EdinburghGrade C
- 120 mQuaker Burial Ground, 42-76 (Even Nos) PleasanceGrade B
- 122 mBurial Ground, Quaker Meeting Hall, Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 123 mSurgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 127 mSouth Bridge Primary School, 6 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 129 mArchaeology And Geography Department, University Of Edinburgh, 12 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 m3 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 mRutherford's Bar, 3 Drummond StreetGrade B
- 138 m9-11 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 m42-76 (Even Nos) Pleasance University Of Edinburgh Centre For Sport And Exercise (Former Brewery And Offices)Grade C
- 149 m8-10 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 2 November 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, 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
- EH8 9TA
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Frontier Forestry Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 8 days from validation, 6 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 27 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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