Flat 1 1 St Margaret's Place Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0903/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Indicated from adjacent street lamp. Remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Flowering Cherry T9623. remove over extended limb as indicated in Tree Safety Survey. Drummond Norway Maple T9624 remove secondary & tertiary branches from wall head laterally reduce eastern quadrant by 1.5m to prevent interactions with neighbouring property. Wild Cherry T9625 crown lift to 6m for garage clearance on southern aspect only. Lawson Cypress T9626 reduce crown from roof of garage as this will represent a lateral reduction of 1.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 4 Nov 2026, from Edinburgh's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 2

Merchiston and Greenhill 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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Warrender Public Baths, Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh, Grade B, 39 m away · 4 Grade B, 1 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 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
EH9 1AY
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 15.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
837decided 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 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No