Planning application
Melvaig 6 Lade Braes St Andrews Fife KY16 9ET
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduction to copper beech tree and pollard willow tree
As published by the council, reference 26/00218/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00218/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St. Andrews
- Parish
- Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
- Postcode
- KY16 9ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01530/FULL Granted
Melvaig 6 Lade Braes St Andrews Fife KY16 9ET
Single storey extension to side and installation of air source heat pump to front of dwellinghouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Fife
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
BKB Tree & Hedge Surgery ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Cupar
Active · incorporated 2026 · Cupar
6 applications on PlanIndex
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5 documents on file for this application
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- SITE VISIT PHOTOS
- LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPHS OF SITE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Fife granted permission on 26 February 2026, 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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