2 Wharf Houses, Barton Turn, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8DZ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00457 - Tree Notice Approved

Proposal

Felling of 2 rows of Leylandii trees forming boundary hedges at the front and rear/side of the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 May 2026
✓
Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Wharf House
List entry 1374428 · 5 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Trent and Mersey Canal 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 ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Inside the Barton Turn built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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 Notice
Postcode
DE13 8DZ
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 7 days faster than East Staffordshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
155decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00475
Comments by
1 Jun 2026
Committee
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) than the national average (90%).

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for householder decisions
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East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026