The Abbey , Manor Drive , Burton upon Trent , DE14 1HJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2025/00713 - Works to a Protected Tree Approved

Proposal

Crown lift up to 4 metres of one Yew Tree (A1 of TPO 360) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2025
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Validated
22 Jul 2025
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Approved
15 Sept 2025

Approved on 15 Sept 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Tree preservation order
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre 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 44 m away: Burton upon Trent Abbey
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 ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, Lichfield Street, Grade II, 39 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 17 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 ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 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
Works to a Protected Tree
Postcode
DE14 1HJ
Received
30 Jun 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Burton & Eton
Parish
Burton
Case officer
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Decision
Conditional Approval - Delegated
Decision date
15 Sept 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Arbormasters Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days slower than East Staffordshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
206decided 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
P/2025/00713
Comments by
30 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2025
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