Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art 75 Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3DR

1. 19 Oct 2018

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 December 2018, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• The Dean Gallery 73 Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3DS

  23/03337/TCO Submitted 27 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  T727 Willow - remove. T1082 Hawthorn - remove. T1080 Sycamore - remove. T1112 Ash - remove. T1078 Elm - remove. T1079 Ash - remove. T1090 - remove mistletoe from crown. T1094 Lime - remove epicormic growth proliferation at 4m & remove 1 low hanging branch over graveyard. T563 Turkey Oak - remove major deadwood over road (S). T735 Sycamore - remove. T764 Sycamore - remove. T792 Rowan - prune to give lamppost 0.5m clearance. T1092 Sycamore - sever ivy at base. T577 Sycamore - clear lamppost to give 1m clearance removing small tertiary branches. T584 Ash - remove branches rubbing on headstone. T1095 Deodar Cedar - remove branches rubbing on wall. T726 Lime - remove snapped hung up branch at 10m and major deadwood. T1087 Lime - crown reduce from building to give 2m clearance. T778 Lime - crown reduce from building to give 2m clearance and remove major deadwood over path. T1086 Lime - remove major deadwood. T738 Hawthorn - remove 1m section of ivy at base. T1077 Lime - remove basel epicormics. T1074 Lime - remove basel epicormics. T746 Turkey Oak - remove major deadwood. T797 Lime - remove basel epicormics and sever ivy at base. T1109 Ash - remove. T740 Lime - remove basel epicormics.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 1 Belford Park Edinburgh EH4 3DP

  26/0483/TCO Submitted 24 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

  Holly tree , cherry tree , laburnum , leylandii - removal x 2 holly , reduce cherry tree 0.5m max. Removal laburnum tree ground level.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 7 Belford Park Edinburgh EH4 3DP

  18/10176/TCO Submitted 30 Nov 2018 100 yards away

  Single largest tree growing between 7 Belford Park and 2 Belford Place - Tree to be pollarded by owner to the same height as the the evergreen trees either side of it.

  Decided Trees 3 docs

• 6A Belford Park New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DP

  26/0143/TCO Submitted 3 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

  Cluster of holly / ash trees cut height of trees down to previous cuts (roughly 2m) to maintain manageable height.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 6 Belford Park Edinburgh EH4 3DP

  25/06522/TCO Submitted 15 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Ash tree with progressed dieback - Reduce tree by 6m promoting healthy regrowth.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Andrews Church Hall 77A Belford Road Edinburgh EH4 3DS

  26/0175/TCO Submitted 12 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~8 May

  Common Lime - deadwood, Horse Chestnut - deadwood and a crown reduction by 2.0 metres in height and 1.0 metre in spread, Sycamore - Crown reduction by 1.7 metres in height and 1.0 metre in crown spread, Sweet Chestnut - deadwood.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 26/0874/TCO Awaiting decision

  5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

  Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision

  14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG

  Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision

  23A Dick Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JH

  T1 Hornbeam remove T1 to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0871/TCO Awaiting decision

  Land 30 Metres South Of 1 Bell's Mills New Town Edinburgh

  Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF

  Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees