St Peters C of E Infant and Junior School, the Square, Marchington, ST14 8LF Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00983 - Tree Notice Approved

Proposal

Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area and remove up to 7 metres away from public footpath and buildings of one Weeping Willow tree (T3) remove major deadwood from one Scarlet Oak tree (T35) two Common Whitebeam trees (T36 & T40) and four Norway Maple trees (T37, T38, T39 & T41) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Telephone Kiosk, Grade II, 61 m away · 1 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Marchington; Inside the Marchington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. 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

Application type
Tree Notice
Postcode
ST14 8LF
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Crown
Parish
Marchington CP
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 23 days faster than East Staffordshire's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00957
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Committee
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) 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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026

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