8 Greenhill Gardens Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4BW Data via plota.co.uk

25/04139/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Malus purpurea front garden tree. Poor condition. Tree 5 metres height; Diam c270mm; Circ c850mm. - Removal of the tree due to root-zone forcing movement to wall/gate pier now leaning into Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: 8 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh
List entry LB30513 · 0 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 10 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 4BW
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 20 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

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

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Public comments

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Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

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