Planning application
74 ST OLAF STREET Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0EN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Large sycamore tree - Cut back tree which is blocking light and threatening damage to house, garden and phone wires
As published by the council, reference 2026/055/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/055/TCA
- Type
- Treeworks in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lerwick
- Parish
- LERWICK
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ZE1 0EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
10 Mar 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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14 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
-
28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- SITE PHOTO FROM CASE OFFICER
- PHOTO CORRESPONDENCE
- PHOTO 1
- PHOTO 2
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION PDF
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 23 March 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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