Dean Cottage Lower Flat Ferry Road North Queensferry Inverkeithing Fife KY11 1HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02594/TCA - Works to Trees in CA Approved

Proposal

Removal of x3 multi-stemmed self seeded Sycamore trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated - Other Consents · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: Seabank, Main Street, North Queensferry
List entry LB49171 · 19 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade B, 1 Grade C)
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 ↗
Registered battlefield: Battle of Inverkeithing Ii
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
North Queensferry 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.
Special protection area 53 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.
SSSI 53 m away: Firth of Forth
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
KY11 1HW
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Inverkeithing And Dalgety Bay
Parish
North Queensferry
Case officer
Show
Decision
Application Permitted - no conditions
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated - Other Consents
Applicant
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Agent
Gmtreeservices

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 10 days faster than Fife's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
126decided 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
100769575-001
Env. assessment
No