Planning application
Little Hayes 2 St Leonards Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree A - approx. 35ft ? 40ft Cypress tree - To dismantle (the tree is dying)
As published by the council, reference 26/01772/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01772/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in CA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted - no conditions
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St. Andrews
- Parish
- Royal Burgh Of St Andrews
- Decision by
- Delegated - Other Consents
- Postcode
- KY16 9DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Fife register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/02533/CLP Granted
Little Hayes 2 St Leonards Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9DY
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for use of dwellinghouse as short term let
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21/00636/FULL Granted
Little Hayes 2 St Leonards Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9DY
Two storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Fife
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Special Branch Tree & Hedge Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in St. Andrews
Active · incorporated 2011 · St. Andrews
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- SITE VISIT PHOTOS
- SITE VISIT PHOTOS
- LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Fife granted permission on 30 July 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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