59 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0443/TPO - Treework Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Deodar Cedar: remove large diameter deadwood. Reduce back crown to south (over applicant's garden) by 1m to previous cuts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRTPOZ -GRANT TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF TREE INFORMATION ONLY EMAIL Correspondence · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG 59 FOUNTAINHALL ROAD EDINBURGH EH9 TREE WORKS PHOTO 1 Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG 59 FOUNTAINHALL ROAD EDINBURGH EH9 TREE WORKS PHOTO 2 Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG 59 FOUNTAINHALL ROAD EDINBURGH EH9 TREE WORKS PHOTO 3 Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 57 Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh, Grade C, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade B, 5 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 ↗
Grange 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Postcode
EH9 2LH
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Frontier Forestry Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 8 days slower 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
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Cedar, lateral crown reduction, southern branches reduced in length by around 1.5m.
24/02841/TPO
2022 Refused
Holly - crown reduce height by 2.5 to 3.5m and trim sides to match.
22/03983/TCO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
53C Fountainhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Western Red Cedar on the south boundary in the rear garden has outgrown it's position red…
25/06168/TCO
2025 Refused
65 Fountainhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Laburnum 1 - Remove Tree, Laburnum 2 - Remove Tree, birch - Remove Tree, cedar - Remove T…
25/02846/TCO
2025 Approved
60A St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
New roof windows.
25/00393/FUL
2024 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Proposed hard landscaping and fencing to front garden.
24/05670/FUL
2025 Refused
62 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LP
One small Leylandii shrub approx 6m, remove to ground level. Small ornamental Cherry appr…
25/00241/TCO
2024 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Cypress, height 3.5m, spread 1.5 m, DBH 60-80mm - Remove tree. Tree stump to be ground to…
24/05188/TCO
2024 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Small Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica), complete removal of tree to 40cm below groun…
24/03315/TCO
2024 Refused
56 St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
2x Lime trees approx 16m tall, dense crown with lots of epicormic growth, thin crown by u…
24/03110/TCO
2024 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
It has come to my attention that I may have needed planning permission for the removal of…
24/00894/TCO
2024 Approved
59 Fountainhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LH
The LPA objects the proposed work and has served a TPO to protect the trees within the pr…
24/00778/TCO
2024 Refused
60 St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
T1 Cherry. Fell to ground level.T2 Cherry. Fell to ground level. T3 Birch, reduce from bu…
24/00189/TCO
2023 Approved
65 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Alterations to exterior doors and windows plus associated internal alterations with the r…
23/02444/LBC
2023 Refused
65 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
T1 Horse Chestnut - reduce height by 2.5m, reduce sides by 1.5m, crown lift to 5m. T2 Lar…
23/03050/TCO
2023 Refused
57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Mature Copper Beech located at front of house (red) - reduce NE side of crown by 3m to ba…
23/03458/TCO
2023 Approved
65 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new sashes, custom fit…
23/01592/LBC
2023 Approved
57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Internal and external renovations to the existing house and garden pavilion including new…
23/00532/LBC
2023 Approved
57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Internal and external renovations to the existing house and garden pavilion including new…
23/00531/FUL
2023 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Sycamore at north boundary, H13m, S14m, DBH750mm - reduce height by 2-3m, spread to the s…
23/00352/TCO
2022 Refused
61 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
T1 Conifer in front garden, adjacent to boundary wall to 63 Fountainhall Road - fell coni…
22/05417/TCO
2022 Approved
62 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LP
Proposed garden room.
22/04282/FUL
2017 Approved
56 St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
Lime tree - Remove two lower branches to clear buildings and balance crown.
17/00036/TCO
2016 Approved
17 St Thomas Road Edinburgh EH9 2LR
Construction of new garage with access.
16/05146/FUL
2016 Approved
62B St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
Proposed work to a Pine tree.
16/05635/TCO
2016 Approved
57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH
Front garden: Almond and Copper Beech. Rear garden: Lawson Cypress and Deodar Cedar. - Re…
16/01410/TCO
2016 Approved
56 St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX
Front garden to western end of property to be converted to new SUDS compliant drive of eq…
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