Flat 3 8 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0670/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Sugar Maple - crown reduce height by up to 2.5-3.5m and sides by up to 2m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Corstorphine 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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Dovecote, 2 Dovecot Road, Edinburgh, Grade C, 61 m away · 1 Grade A, 1 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
EH12 7LE
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Parish
Corstorphine + Clermiston
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
McLaren Tree Surgery Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No