Flat 1 4 East Castle Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5AR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Remove mature Oak on the north boundary in the front garden. - Tree bowing the stone boundary retaining wall. A bulge & cracks are visible on neighbour's side. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 10
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 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 5AR
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Frontier Forestry Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 62 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% 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 →
Public comments
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Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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