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26/0611/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Lauris Nobilis & Prunus Cerasifera, cut the overhanging branches by 1.3m and 1.7m respectively to boundary. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM TREE OFFICER WITH PERMISSION FROM LANDOWNER AND DESCRIPTION OF WORKS Correspondence · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG PHOTO OF LAURIS NOBILIS AND PRUNUS CERASIFERA TREES BEYOND THE BRICK WALL_IN THE Photo · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Pilrig 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.
Also on the record
14 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
EH6 5AW
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
Leith Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 7 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
996decided 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 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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