The Elms 12 South High Street Portsoy Banff Aberdeenshire AB45 2NT

1. 23 Feb 2023

   Received by Aberdeenshire

2. 13 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• The Co-operative 6 - 10 Seafield Street Portsoy Aberdeenshire AB45 2QL

  APP/2020/1854 Submitted 22 Sep 2020 57m away

  Display of Illuminated Signage

  Granted Advertising 25 docs

• 34 South High Street Portsoy AB45 2NT

  APP/2026/0614 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 58m away

  Formation of Access (Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 11 docs

• The Old Mill Burnside Portsoy Aberdeenshire AB45 2QN

  APP/2017/0356 Submitted 13 Feb 2017 63m away

  Erection of 12 Flats and Associated Infrastructure

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 54 docs
  Major scheme

• Fordyce Parish Church Hall Seafield Street Portsoy Aberdeenshire AB45 2QT

  APP/2017/1380 Submitted 30 May 2017 69m away

  Alterations and Extension to Church Hall (Amended Design to Include 2 Air Source Heat Pumps)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 16 docs

• Fordyce Parish Church Hall Seafield Street Portsoy Aberdeenshire AB45 2QT

  APP/2017/1373 Submitted 29 May 2017 69m away

  Alterations and Extension to Church Hall (Amended Design to Include 2 Air Source Heat Pumps)

  Granted Full applications Extension 17 docs

• The Old Mill House Burnside Portsoy AB45 2QN

  TRE/2025/0125 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 71m away

  Felling and Pruning of Sycamore Trees

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• TRE/2026/0009 Granted

  Amenity Woodland At Darroch Wood Aboyne AB34 5FY

  Tree Management Works

  4 Mar 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0022 Granted

  9 Deebank Road Ballater AB35 5QT

  Pruning of 8 Silver Birch Trees

  5 May 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0020 Granted

  1B Robert Street Stonehaven AB39 2DN

  Felling of Sycamore Tree

  27 Apr 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0016 Granted

  3 Meadowlands Court Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6EA

  Mixed Trees, Willow, Pine, Silver Birch Hawthorn, and Poplar - Coppicing of the Willows and Poplars, Removal of a Small Number of Trees for Safety Reasons

  6 Apr 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0021 Granted

  Birse Lodge House Charlestown Road Aboyne AB34 5EL

  Felling of Willow Tree

  28 Apr 2026 Trees