25A Merchiston Avenue Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lambert Nut tree in front garden - reduction of tree by 1.5 meters to bs3998 standard Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Show all 4 with distances
- 55 m1 Polwarth Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 76 m22, 22A Merchiston Park, EdinburghGrade C
- 102 m5 Polwarth Terrace, EdinburghGrade C
- 143 m1 Polwarth Gardens, EdinburghGrade B
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- EH10 4PH
- Received
- 12 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Falcon Tree Management Ltd. (Roseace).
How this decision compares
Decided in 30 days from validation, 15 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.
Plota live figures for tree works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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