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Orchard Cottage 40 Seagate Kingsbarns St Andrews Fife KY16 8SR

Awaiting decision Fife 26/02474/TCA Works to Trees in CA

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prune 7 No. Apple trees and 5 No. Sycamore Trees

As published by the council, reference 26/02474/TCA

Application record

Reference
26/02474/TCA
Type
Works to Trees in CA
Status
Registered
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
East Neuk And Landward
Parish
Kingsbarns
Postcode
KY16 8SR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Fife

  2. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Fife took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Fife for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Fife decided tree works applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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