15 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4PJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Cherry tree - Remove. beech tree - Crown reduce upper crown height 1-2 metres. crown thin 10-15% throughout crown. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 2 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH10 4PJ
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Taylored Trees.
How this decision compares
Decided in 9 days from validation, 5 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
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Last counted 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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