40 St Alban's Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Birch, betula pendula, located in front garden height 4m, spread 6-6.5m, DBH 310mm reduce height by 1-1.5m, reduce spread by approx. 0.75 to 1m radius. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 2
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 2LU
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Grange + Prestonfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Root And Branch Arboriculture Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.
Plota live figures for tree 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
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 15 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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