Planning application
Westshore Cottage WESTSHORE Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0XG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To remove DEAD branches 60 feet long from a tree which is in a dangerous condition
As published by the council, reference 2025/299/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/299/TCA
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Scalloway
- Parish
- SCALLOWAY
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0XG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Shetland Islands
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Feb 2026
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
- TCA - DECISION LETTER
- PHOTO OF TREE TO BE TRIMMED
- APPLICATION FORM
- A LOCATION PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 10 February 2026, 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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