The White Cottage 6 Chapel Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2PR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Fell T1 & T2, Cypress trees Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 6
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 1
Last sold for £218,000 in April 2024. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Melton
- Application type
- Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
- Postcode
- LE14 2PR
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Somerby
- Parish
- Somerby
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Consent to work on Trees
- Decision date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hill-fort Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 7 days from validation, 29 days faster than Melton's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Melton in the last twelve months, from validation. Melton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14963340
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14963340
- Statutory expiry
- 13 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Melton is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #296 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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