The Manor House 6 Church Lane Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4PZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00798/TCA - Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices Approved

Proposal

T1 - Cherry Reduce by up to 30% across canopy Reduce by 2.5m in height and spread T2 - Silver birch Reduce by up to 3m in height and reduce by up to 1.5m in spread T3 - Lime Reduce by up to 30% Reduce by up to 1m reduction in height Reduce by 0.5m in spread Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Sproxton 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 September 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

Council
Melton
Application type
Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
Postcode
LE14 4PZ
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Wymondham
Parish
Sproxton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent to work on Trees
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Crimson Kings (Midlands) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 23 days faster than Melton's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
147decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15205340
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
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
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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