Main Building Merchiston Castle School 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0PT

1. 27 Aug 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 19 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 19 September 2025, 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.

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.

• Gardener's Cottage Flat 10 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0PT

  07/01042/FUL Submitted 21 Mar 2007 200 yards away

  Alterations and extension to existing dwelling (gardeners cottage) and bothy

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Domestic

• Gardener's Cottage Flat 10 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0PT

  07/01042/LBC Submitted 20 Mar 2007 200 yards away

  Alterations + extension to existing dwelling (gardeners cottage) + bothy

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 6 docs
  Domestic

• 1 - 9 The Cedars Edinburgh EH13 0PT

  05/01879/VARY Submitted 4 Oct 2006 200 yards away

  Non-material variation to previous consent.

  Decided Conditions 16 docs

• 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0PT

  03/04188/LBC Submitted 12 Nov 2003 200 yards away

  Formation of new pedestrian entrance, including removal of section of existing boundary wall and hedge

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 61 Katesmill Road Edinburgh EH14 1JF

  19/04673/TCO Submitted 1 Oct 2019 250 yards away

  Ash Tree - Full removal required as tree is badly decayed and has large cavities. No longer safe.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 64 Katesmill Road Edinburgh EH14 1JF

  19/04489/TCO Submitted 20 Sep 2019 250 yards away

  Eucalyptus removal - remove small tree, 8m high, it is leaning over 35 degrees and is damaging a retaining wall.

  Granted Trees 2 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