Hawthornes Bradley Lane Clipsham Rutland LE15 7SE Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0598/CAT - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Spruce - crown raise to approx 5m (to the height of the telephone line). This will leave clear the lowest and longest laterals T2 - Purple cotinus - Reduce in height vertically by 1.5m and laterally away from the footpath by 0.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Clipsham 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 3b
Not 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 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stables and Cottage, Together With Hall Stable Cottage at Clipsham Hall, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 2 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 ↗
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 7SE
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Greetham Ward
Parish
Clipsham Parish Meeting
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Woodcraft Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 6 days slower than Rutland's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14944776
Planning Portal ref
PP-14944776
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rutland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#93 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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