48 Wellington Way, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, DN21 5FN Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00344 - TREE_TPO Application Refused

Proposal

T12 Lime - pollard tree by 3.5 metres. T5 of Tree Preservation Order Hemswell No1 2015. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Apr 2026
Refused
3 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Potentially contaminated land
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hemswell Cliff built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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_TPO Application
Postcode
DN21 5FN
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
HEMSWELL
Parish
Hemswell Cliff CP
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree Refusal of Consent to Carry out Work
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 16 days slower than West Lindsey's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 3% 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
EC/2026/00345
Comments by
6 May 2026
Committee
9 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 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