40 Buchanan Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LX

1. 22 Jul 2026

   Received by Fife

2. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted - no conditions

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

• Far End 38 Buchanan Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LX

  21/00299/TPO Submitted 1 Feb 2021 37m away

  Request to remove and reduce branches and dead wood Pinus nigra (Corsican Pine) Tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 7 Murrayfield Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9NB

  24/01386/FULL Submitted 30 May 2024 48m away

  Installation of solar panels

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 7 Murrayfield Road St Andrews Fife KY16 9NB

  26/01770/TCA Submitted 26 Jun 2026 51m away

  Request to carry out tree works to 2 x trees - fell 1 x Cypress (Tree A) and reduce height/width by 1/3 1 x Golden Weeping Willow (Tree B) Hepburn Gardens Conservation Area

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 44 Buchanan Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LX

  20/03137/FULL Submitted 14 Dec 2020 56m away

  Alterations and extension including 2 storey extension, erection of replacement garage and installation of new windows and doors

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 22 docs

• 44 Buchanan Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LX

  21/03730/CDC1 Submitted 26 Sep 2024 59m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~21 Nov

  Two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of garage (Completion of Development Certificate for 21/03730/FULL)

  Awaiting decision Amendments Extension
  Domestic

• 44 Buchanan Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LX

  21/03730/NMV1 Submitted 17 Feb 2024 73m away

  Two storey extension to side and rear of dwellinghouse and erection of garage (Non-Material Variation to 21/03730/FULL to reduce footprint of garage)

  Granted Conditions Extension 20 docs
  Domestic

• 26/02415/TCA Awaiting decision

  14 Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9DD

  2No. mature cherry trees - Crown reduction up to 30%

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/02388/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Gladgate Auchtermuchty Cupar Fife KY14 7AY

  Conifer in NE corner of property next to boundary with 6 Gladgate - Removal of tree

  28 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/02346/TCA Awaiting decision

  Harvest Moon 93A Hepburn Gardens St Andrews Fife KY16 9LT

  Group A row of approx. 40ft ? 45ft mainly Acer trees (91 Hepburn Gardens), - To trim back the overhanging branches, reduce height of group by 40%, Group B - approx. 60ft ? 70ft Beech trees - To trim back by 2ft off boundary line

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/02348/TCA Awaiting decision

  85 Main Street Lower Largo Leven Fife KY8 6BJ

  Multi-stemmed approx. 30ft Cypress tree growing on the western boundary of rear garden - To dismantle

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/02349/TCA Awaiting decision

  28 North Feus Upper Largo Leven Fife KY8 6ER

  an approx. 40ft ? 45ft double-stemmed Poplar tree growing in the rear garden - To dismantle.

  25 Aug 2026 Trees