Planning application
35 Albert Street (Courtyard Adjacent), Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1HQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell a tree
As published by the council, reference 25/364/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/364/TC
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kirkwall West & Orphir
- Parish
- Kirkwall & St Ola Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KW15 1HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Orkney Islands
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4 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Photograph - Applicant
- Photograph - Applicant
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Orkney Islands granted permission on 2 December 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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