1 Wester Coates Road Wester Coates Edinburgh EH12 5LU Data via plota.co.uk

25/05283/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Dead Sycamore - Tree is to be removed. see supporting documentation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
16 Oct 2025

Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Coltbridge and Wester Coates 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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5 West Coates, Edinburgh, Grade B, 37 m away · 1 Grade A, 4 Grade B, 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 133 m away: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary.
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
EH12 5LU
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Murrayfield
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 5 days faster 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
27 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No