Gables End 17 Sandy Lane Scalford Melton Mowbray LE14 4DS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00499/TCA - Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1, T2-Silver Birch trees - Reduce and reshape to same height as Conifer tree (photo supplied), to clear telephone wires and maintain suitable size for their location. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision notice 07.08.26 Decision · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Amendment : sketch plan 14.12.2025 Forms and plans · 14 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Amendment : application form - without personal data 14.12.2025 Application Documents · 14 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Lcc forestry comments 10.07.2026 Consultation replies · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Amendment : cut line 14.12.2025 Photo · 14 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Scalford 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.
Public bridleway 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 239 m away: Churchyard cross in St Egelwin's churchyard; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 643 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Melton
Application type
Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
Postcode
LE14 4DS
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Waltham On The Wolds
Parish
Scalford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Consent to work on Trees
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jason Tearne Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 23 days slower than Melton's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
155decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
13 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
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2025 Withdrawn
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
T1 Norway Maple - Fell T2, Maple - Fell TG1 Mixed Species including Holly & Ivy - Fell TG…
25/01296/TCA
2024 Approved
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
Change of use of old stables building from holiday accommodation to self contained ancill…
24/00251/FUL
2024 Approved
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
T1-T4-Yew Trees - Reduce in height by up to 6 metres and shorten side branches house side…
24/00573/TCA
2024 Approved
Tudor House 7 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
T1-T4-Yew Trees - Reduce in height by up to 6 metres and shorten side branches house side…
24/00573/TCA
2023 Approved
Clayfield Farm 21 King Street Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DW
T1 Beech felled to ground level due to close proximity to the property
23/00770/TCA
2023 Approved
Clayfield Farm 21 King Street Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DW
T1 Beech felled to ground level due to close proximity to the property
23/00770/TCA
2022 Approved
Whinlatter 18 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
Proposed removal of existing outbuilding and detached garage and erection of a two storey…
22/01326/FULHH
2022 Approved
Whinlatter 18 Sandy Lane Scalford Leicestershire LE14 4DS
Proposed removal of existing outbuilding and detached garage and erection of a two storey…
22/01326/FULHH
2021 Refused
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21/01332/FUL
2021 Refused
Land East Of Sandy Lane Scalford
Erection of 6 dwellings, with associated private access driveway.
21/00178/FUL
2022 Approved
Springfields 10 Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
T1 Large cedar reduced all round by no more than 3 metres as significant limbs keep dropp…
22/00324/TCA
2022 Approved
Springfields 10 Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
T1 Large cedar reduced all round by no more than 3 metres as significant limbs keep dropp…
22/00324/TCA
2021 Approved
The Stone Bungalow 8 Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
Erection of an outbuilding
21/00424/FULHH
2021 Approved
The Stone Bungalow 8 Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
Erection of an outbuilding
21/00424/FULHH
2021 Approved
Gables End 17 Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
T1, T2 - Silver Birch - Reduce and reshape by 5m (25%) T3, T4 - Conifer - Reduce and resh…
21/00348/TCA
2020
Clayfield Farm 21 King Street Scalford LE14 4DW
T1 Beech Tree - Fell
20/01260/TCA
2020
Clayfield Farm 21 King Street Scalford LE14 4DW
T1 Beech Tree - Fell
20/01260/TCA
2020 Approved
Hope Cottage 42 King Street Scalford LE14 4DW
1. Demolition of existing porch and replace with larger porch/boot room. 2. Demolition of…
20/00329/FULHH
2020 Approved
Hope Cottage 42 King Street Scalford LE14 4DW
1. Demolition of existing porch and replace with larger porch/boot room. 2. Demolition of…
20/00329/FULHH
2017 Approved
Pilgrim Service Station 30 King Street Scalford LE14 4DW
Erection of two dwellings (Previously three)
17/00259/FUL
2017 Approved
40A King Street Scalford Melton Mowbray LE14 4DW
H1 - Mixed Species Group - Remove section of hedge to give 4m clearance to the rear of th…
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40A King Street Scalford Melton Mowbray LE14 4DW
H1 - Mixed Species Group - Remove section of hedge to give 4m clearance to the rear of th…
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2016 Approved
Scalford Village Hall Sandy Lane Scalford LE14 4DS
T1 - Prunus tree - reduce and reshape by 2.5m and crown lift to clear car park, to mainta…
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Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Melton is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #296 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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Melton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #60 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #112 of 296
11%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #296 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #292 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
9 decided
308
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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