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26/00668/ENQT5D - 5 Day Notice Decided

Proposal

Pollard Willow to approx. 10m to remove the risk of any further limb failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Enquiry completed
3 Aug 2026

Enquiry completed on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Bottesford 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 224 m away: Fleming's Bridge; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Bottesford 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Melton
Application type
5 Day Notice
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Bottesford
Parish
Bottesford
Case officer
Show
Decision
Enquiry completed
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Melton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #60 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #112 of 296
11%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #296 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #292 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
9 decided
308
Total decisions
23 refused in the year to March 2026