Planning application
5 Balgownie Road Aberdeen AB23 8JN
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to 2 Protected Trees: T1 - Silver Birch and T2 - Columnar Beech Tree - reduce and shape by a third
As published by the council, reference 261239/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 261239/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending
- Validated
- 26 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- AB23 8JN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Aberdeen City took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Aberdeen City for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Aberdeen City decided tree works applications in a median of 15 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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261251/TPO Awaiting decision
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261250/TPO Awaiting decision
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261235/TCA Awaiting decision
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261234/TPO Awaiting decision
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261213/TCA Awaiting decision
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Works to 1no. Protected Trees: T1 - Elm - remove (retrospective)