Rectory Cottage Church Lane Averham Newark On Trent NG23 5RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00958/TWCA - Tree Work In Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

The tree is an Ash with stage 1 Dieback and quite large so would want to fell this before it falls/dies Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated Officer · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Rectory Cottage
List entry 1046006 · 1 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Averham 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument 66 m away: Averham moat and enclosure
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 346 m away: A46 Newark Bypass
The site is 346 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Great North Road Solar and Biodiversity Park (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 755 m); H2East Pipeline: Humber to Nottinghamshire (at pre-application, 810 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £450,000 in September 2017. Detached house, freehold.

29 September 2017£450,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area272 m² (2,928 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Work In Conservation Area
Postcode
NG23 5RB
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Trent
Parish
Averham
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Officer
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 9 days faster than Newark and Sherwood's median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
360decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031999
Planning Portal ref
PP-15031999
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newark and Sherwood
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#198 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Newark and Sherwood is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #241 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newark and Sherwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #88 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #55 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #241 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #244 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
33 decided
767
Total decisions
63 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.