17 Maypole Street, Hemswell, Gainsborough, DN21 5UL Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00287 - TREE_Cons Area Tree Application Approved

Proposal

T2 - Fell. Within the Hemswell conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Hemswell 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hemswell built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
TREE_Cons Area Tree Application
Postcode
DN21 5UL
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Ward
HEMSWELL
Parish
Hemswell CP
Case officer
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Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
Tree No Objection Decision
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 4 days faster than West Lindsey's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
HC/2026/00213
Comments by
20 Apr 2026
Committee
4 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026