14B Merchiston Crescent Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5AX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Silver birch pruning: remove small hanging branch in lower crown, and prune back from streetlight to create 1 metre clearance. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH10 5AX
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 3 days from validation, 12 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Last counted 23 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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