18 Church Lane Edith Weston Rutland LE15 8EY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0656/PTA - Protected Tree Application Approved

Proposal

1 no Oak Tree (T1) reduce by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jun 2026
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Edith Weston 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 68 m away: Village cross at junction of Well Cross and King Edward's Way
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 237 m away: Rutland Water
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
16 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Group of 6 Illegible (5 Late C18; 1 C19) 5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Mary, Grade II, 48 m away · 1 Grade I, 15 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
SSSI 237 m away: Rutland Water SSSI; Inside the Edith Weston built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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

Council
Rutland
Application type
Protected Tree Application
Postcode
LE15 8EY
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Normanton Ward
Parish
Edith Weston Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gary Gardens Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 14 days slower than Rutland's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
191decided 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-14974100
Consultation
2 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rutland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#93 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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