Willards, Beck Lane, Hackthorn, Lincoln, LN2 3PH Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00244 - TREE_Cons Area Tree Application Approved

Proposal

T1 and T3 - remove the three lowest branches. T7 - remove one lowest branch. T8 remove the four lowest branches. Within the Hackthorn conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Validated
11 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Radon-affected area
Hackthorn 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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.
Public footpath 20 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.
Scheduled monument 43 m away: Hackthorn medieval settlement and cultivation remains
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £287,000 in October 2007. Detached house, freehold.

22 October 2007£287,000
7 May 2004£225,000
19 August 1997£99,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
TREE_Cons Area Tree Application
Postcode
LN2 3PH
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
11 Mar 2026
Ward
DUNHOLME AND WELTON
Parish
Hackthorn CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Tree No Objection Decision
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 6 days faster than West Lindsey's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
146decided 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
EC/2026/00210
Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Committee
3 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use