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2026/0561/CAT - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees T1 to T7 on the attached plan. The proposed work is to trim the lower branches of the trees to a height of approximately 2.5 metres to enable us to maintain the ground under them. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Consultation
12 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Report · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Michael, Grade II*, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 England ↗
Whitwell 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.
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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Rutland
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
LE15 8BL
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Exton Ward
Parish
Whitwell Parish Meeting
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
243decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14922912
Planning Portal ref
PP-14922912
Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Reduce 1 no. Field Maple Moutain Ash by 4m (G1), Fell 1 no. Sycamore (T1), side prune 1 n…
2017/1131/CAT
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Rectory Cottage 6 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
(T1) 1 no. Bay Tree - reduce in height by 3 meters and trim. (T2) 1 no. Sorbus Tree - Red…
2024/0904/CAT
2024 Approved
Whitwell House Bull Brigg Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Erection of a 3m x 3.8m standard greenhouse.
2024/0182/FUL
2023 Approved
Whitwell House Bull Brigg Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
1 No. Horn Beam Tree (T1) to be fully crown reduced by 1-3m in height, 1m on the sides. 1…
2023/1373/CAT
2022 Approved
Chantry Cottage 4 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
Replace rotten conservatory front (wood) with aluminium conservation windows of similar d…
2022/0497/LBA
2022 Approved
Woodlands Farm Main Street Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
1 no. Ash tree - Fell
2022/0805/CAT
2021 Approved
Rectory Cottage 6 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
Single storey side extension adjoining detached garage with dwelling.
2021/0453/FUL
2021 Approved
Hillview 1A Main Street Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Remove Sycamore tree (T1) by road and dry stone wall to just above ground level
2021/0920/CAT
2020 Approved
The Glebe Bull Brigg Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BL
(T1) 1 no. Sycamore - Fell.
2020/1053/CAT
2020 Approved
Barnswell House Exton Road Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BN
T1 - Beech - 2-3m Crown Reduction. T3 - Beech - Fell. T4 - Beech - Fell. T5 - Crab Apple…
2020/0948/CAT
2019 Approved
Barnswell House Exton Road Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BN
Variation of condition 2 in relation to 2017/0031/FUL - Proposed single and two storey ex…
2019/0904/FUL
2019 Approved
Chantry Cottage 4 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
Reduce height of 1 no. willow tree to 4 metres, measured from ground level.
2019/0955/CAT
2019 Refused
Chantry Cottage 4 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
Fell 2 No. Sycamores Trees (T1) & (T2).
2019/0102/PTA
2018 Approved
Rectory Cottage 6 Church Lane Whitwell Oakham Rutland LE15 8BJ
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 2017/0583/FUL.
2018/0838/FUL
2017 Approved
Rectory Cottage 6 Church Lane Whitwell Oakham Rutland LE15 8BJ
Single storey extension.
2017/0583/FUL
2017 Approved
Barnswell House Exton Road Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BN
Proposed single and two storey extensions and residential annex. Erection of new garage a…
2017/0031/FUL
2016 Approved
Woodlands Farm Main Street Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Fell 1 No. Acer tree
2016/0570/CAT
2016 Approved
Rectory Cottage 6 Church Lane Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BJ
Replacement of single glazed windows in very poor state of repair, with UPVC (timber effe…
2016/0239/FUL
2016 Approved
Woodlands Farm Main Street Whitwell Rutland LE15 8BW
Fell 2 No. Ash Trees (02 & 03 on plan)
2016/0232/CAT
Rutland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#93 of 296 councils
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Rutland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #87 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

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Rutland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #142 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #164 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #87 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #91 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
520
Total decisions
57 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings