Planning application
19 Bank Lane Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0DT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To cut back existing tree and remove branches.
As published by the council, reference 2025/238/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/238/TCA
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Lerwick
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
18 Sep 2025
Received by Shetland Islands
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION LETTER
- PHOTOS OF TREE
- SITE AND LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 20 October 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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