Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0602/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut crown raise to North of tree to provide statutory clearance of 5.3m from ground level over roadway. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: Classrooms And Lecture Theatre, Laboratory, Offices, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
List entry LB49213 · 6 m away · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 12 Grade B, 2 Grade C)
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 ↗
Inverleith 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.
Registered park or garden 9 m away: Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Postcode
EH3 5LR
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
Stockbridge + Inverleith
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 13 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 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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