3F1 38 Broughton Street Broughton Edinburgh EH1 3SB Data via plota.co.uk

25/03893/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Large cypress tree in back garden back onto Albany street lane: crown lift to 2.5 meters above the lane to bs3998 standards. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2025
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Approved
12 Aug 2025

Approved on 12 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 34, 36, 38, 40 Broughton Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB30070 · 1 m away · 54 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade A, 32 Grade B, 6 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
New Town 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
SSSI 391 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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
EH1 3SB
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
12 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Falcon Tree Management Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,085decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No