40 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0424/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Eucalyptus - reduce upper crown back to previous pruning points, up to 2 metre reduction. T2 Cypress hedge, 16 trees - reduce to previous pruning points around 4m, leave with a more natural finish. T3 Conifers grown as a loose hedge - reduce height of hedge to 4m, trim sides to reduce spread by 1m over garden and 0.5m over wall. T4 Sycamore - reduce height by 3m and crown thin by 15%. T5 Eucalyptus - 2 juvenile trees - light prune, reduce height by up to 1.5m. T6 Ten Lawson cypress grown as a hedge - reduce height by up to 2m creating a sloped top, high to the south and lower to the north. T7 Four Cupressus macrocarpa - reduce height by up to 4m and prune remaining growth to create optimal form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2026

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Approved

30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 40 Canaan Lane, Edinburgh, Grade C, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade B, 10 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.

Show all 14 with distances

11 m40 Canaan Lane, EdinburghGrade C
32 mWhitebank, 23 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
34 m42 Canaan Lane, EdinburghGrade C
65 m17, 17A Jordan Lane, EdinburghGrade C
71 m18-19 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
73 m16 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade B
75 m15 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade B
78 m14 Jordan Lane, EdinburghGrade B
82 m13 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
90 m12 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
98 m11 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
110 m24 Canaan Lane, EdinburghGrade C
129 m8, 9, 10 Jordan Lane, Morningside, EdinburghGrade C
150 m41 Nile Grove, Morningside, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Morningside 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 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 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: EH10 4SU
Received: 8 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jun 2026
Ward: Morningside
Parish: Morningside
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Jul 2026
Decision: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date: 30 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Root & Branch Arboriculture Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 8 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one22d

Council14d

UK37d

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 →