The Knoll The Green Bitteswell Leicestershire LE17 4SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00665/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Application Approved

Proposal

Works to trees (Fell) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Vine House, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Bitteswell built-up area; 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. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £350,000 in August 2011. Detached house, freehold.

3 August 2011£350,000
28 April 2005£365,000
23 November 2001£185,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Harborough
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Application
Postcode
LE17 4SB
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
Parish
Bitteswell With Bittesby
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
253decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Harborough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #230 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #131 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #155 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #230 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #128 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
50 decided
814
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.