18 Hermitage Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6BA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0781/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Willow - Re-pollard to 5 metres, T2 Cherry - Reduction of 1.5m in height and 1m from sides. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Scheduled monument 94 m away: Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Local nature reserve 290 m away: Hermitage of Braid / Blackford Hill
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 20 September 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
EH10 6BA
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Morningside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 15 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
723decided 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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