27A Townsend Place Kirkcaldy Fife KY1 1HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02454/TCA - Works to Trees in CA Approved

Proposal

Crown reduction to 2no lime trees within conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated - Other Consents · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Abbotshall & Central Kirkcaldy conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 32-34 Townsend Place, Kirkcaldy, Grade C, 45 m away · 6 Grade B, 12 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Special protection area 312 m away: Firth of Forth
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 311 m away: Firth of Forth.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Fife
Application type
Works to Trees in CA
Postcode
KY1 1HB
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Kirkcaldy Central
Parish
Kirkcaldy West
Case officer
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Decision
Application Permitted - no conditions
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated - Other Consents
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 4 days faster than Fife's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
161decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Fife in the last twelve months, from validation. Fife decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100767840-001
Env. assessment
No