Planning application
17A Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permission to cut down tree
As published by the council, reference 2019/354/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2019/354/TCA
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 12 Dec 2019
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2019
- Decided
- 17 Jan 2020
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2019
Received by Shetland Islands
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23 Dec 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jan 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 17 January 2020, 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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