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25/04436/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Birch tree - Crown reduction. Current height 16m; proposed height 13m. Current width 8m; proposed width 6.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2025
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Validated
29 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Oct 2025

Approved on 1 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Site constraints 2

Craigmillar Park 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
5 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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
EH9 2DQ
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
1 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alba Tree Surgeons.

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 18 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

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No