89 Spottiswoode Street Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
2 cherry trees - reduce the crowns by no more than 1.5 meters Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 4 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.
Every application in Edinburgh - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
3F2 87 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1BZ
Existing white timber sash and case windows to be replaced with uPVC sash and ca...
1F2 2 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1ER
Internal alterations to enlarge kitchen and removal of internal wall.
52 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1DG
Silver birch - reduce by half.
11 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1EP
12ft Beech Tree - Felling the 12ft Beech tree in the front garden.Cutting the st...
Nearby new applications
Tree Works Newbattle Terrace Morningside Edinburgh
Row of conifers approx 40m in length reduce by approx 8m in height and 3m from b...
Treeworks Greenhill Court Bruntsfield Edinburgh
Damson tree in the garden behind block 2 Greenhill Terrace. - Remove.
141 Grange Loan Grange Edinburgh EH9 2HB
Low level scrub self seeded birch, elm, willow and sycamore tree removal of all.
2F2 66 Marchmont Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1HS
Notification for window replacements.
12B Greenhill Gardens Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4BW
Norway maple lower crown lift of 360º, up to 3m from existing ground level.
3 Chalmers Crescent Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1TW
Beech Fagus sylvatica removal to ground level.
Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH9 1BZ
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Marchmont + Sciennes
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Fergus Morrison.
How this decision compares
Decided in 15 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 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Track this application
89 Spottiswoode Street Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1BZ
Tracking this application
Not there after a minute? Check your junk folder. It's from alerts@plota.co.uk.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
