Planning application
St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour Cottage Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pinus Sylvestris (Scots Pine) Ht: 7m Diam: 0.22m Age class Y - To fell at ground level, remove stump. To enable public access cordon to be erected.
As published by the council, reference 25/02991/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02991/TPO
- Type
- Works to TPO Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted with Conditions
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St. Andrews
- Parish
- Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
- Postcode
- KY16 9SF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02669/ADV Granted
St Andrews Links Trust Pilmour Cottage Old Guardbridge Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9SF
Display of 2 non-illuminated freestanding signs
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Fife
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Fife granted permission on 13 November 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.
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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