Planning application
Lowrie'S 8 Ladysmith Road Scalloway Shetland ZE1 0XD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The trees are a group of Sycamore trees (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Remove small lateral branches touching flats, pruning to main stem; no crown reduction.
As published by the council, reference 2026/171/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/171/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Scalloway
- Postcode
- ZE1 0XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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27 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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28 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- SITE SURVEY REPORT
- A LOCATION PLAN
- AERIAL PLAN
- SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN ZOOMED
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PHOTOS
- PLANNING PERMISSION 2015
- PLANNING PERMISSION 2020
- LOCATION OF TREES ON SITE
- LOCATION OF TREES ON SITE
- APPLICATION PDF
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 27 August 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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