The Old Rectory Main Street Barholm Lincolnshire PE9 4RA Data via plota.co.uk

S26/0857 - Trees in CA - Section 211 Notice Approved

Proposal

Section 211 Notice to remove all 5 Silver Bird trees in-between boundary wall and property. T1 is not obstructing the power cable T2 has a number of small cavities up in the higher canopy. T4 heavily leaning over property, applicant is concerned due to the lean becoming more All trees have outgrown the area and are heavily impacting the property now, applicant is getting increasingly concerned about the footings to the property due to the proximity of the trees. Trees have now started to cause damage to the roofline due to the overhang. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn Attached to Nos. 10-11, Grade II, about 16 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 7 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 211 m away: Dovecote at Barholm Old Hall; National infrastructure project about 1789 m away: Mallard Pass Solar Project; Priority habitat about 24 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Trees in CA - Section 211 Notice
Postcode
PE9 4RA
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Casewick Ward
Parish
Barholm & Stowe Parish Meeting
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Work Allowed
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
R.W Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 18 days slower than South Kesteven's median of 32 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
223decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14941494
Planning Portal ref
PP-14941494
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Kesteven is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #262 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% 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%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #100 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #118 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #262 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #270 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,002
Total decisions
95 refused in the year to March 2026