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57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH

Granted City of Edinburgh 23/03458/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Mature Copper Beech located at front of house (red) - reduce NE side of crown by 3m to balance. Japanese Red Cedar located close to rear wall of house (purple) - dismantle & remove. 2x adjacent Western Red Cedars located at left of rear boundary (yellow) - reduce height of both by 30%. Lawson Cypress located adjacent to Western Red Cedars (blue) - reduce height by 30%. Lawson Cypress located near centre of rear boundary (green) - dismantle & remove. Western Red Cedar located at rear of right boundary (orange) - reduce height by 30%. Haggerston Grey Cypress located towards rear of right boundary (light blue) - reduce height by 30%. Dawn Redwood located beside right boundary at side of house (pink) - remove deadwood.

As published by the council, reference 23/03458/TCO

Application record

Reference
23/03458/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision
Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
2 Aug 2023
Validated
15 Aug 2023
Decided
23 Aug 2023
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange/Prestonfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 2LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01645/LBC Granted

    57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH

    New garden design including new paving, stone walling, planting, and summerhouse, shed and outdoor kitchen.

    Decided 27 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/01644/FUL Awaiting decision

    57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH

    New garden design including new paving, stone walling, planting, and summerhouse, shed and outdoor kitchen.

    Submitted 20 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Aug 2023

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 15 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 23 August 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 57 Fountainhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LH

    26/0150/TCO Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    lawson cypress marked orange x on map - dismantle and remove, western red cedar marked blue x on map - dismantle and Lemove, lawson cypress marked yellow x on map - dismantle and remove, copper beech marked red x on map - WITHDRAWN FROM NOTICE.

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • 57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH

    26/01644/FUL Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun

    New garden design including new paving, stone walling, planting, and summerhouse, shed and outdoor kitchen.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • 57 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LH

    26/01645/LBC Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    New garden design including new paving, stone walling, planting, and summerhouse, shed and outdoor kitchen.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs
    Small domestic
  • 62E St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX

    19/04442/TCO Submitted 18 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Eucalyptus tree. Situated at 17 St Thomas Road and overhanging the roof of 62E St Albans Road - trimming of some branches

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 62C St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX

    18/02163/CLP Submitted 15 May 2018 50 yards away

    Addition of guttering to the flatroof above the balcony in order to prevent further deterioration of the window frame and the stonework.

    Granted Lawful development Windows or glazing 6 docs
  • 62B St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2LX

    16/05635/TCO Submitted 16 Nov 2016 50 yards away

    Proposed work to a Pine tree.

    Granted Trees 1 doc

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