11 Russell Place Edinburgh EH5 3HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0726/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Pending

Proposal

Front garden silverbirch by driveway. crown lift to 5m all the way round remove just secondary and tertiary beanches, rear garden purple leaved plum. has numerous ganoderma fruiting bodies on bole. reduce height from 6m down to 4m to manage risk and remove dead branch over neighbour's garden., rear garden birch. reduce height by 3m from 16m down to 13m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Oct 2026 and 16 Oct 2026, from Edinburgh's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Trinity 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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Clairinsh, 12, 12A Russell Place, Edinburgh, Grade C, 44 m away · 6 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
Special protection area 357 m away: Firth of Forth; SSSI 357 m away: Firth of Forth.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
EH5 3HQ
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Forth
Parish
Trinity
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
647decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No