Newton Farm House School Lane Newton Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0151/TCA - Conservation area tree work notification Approved

Proposal

T1 - Poplar - Remove to 2-3m stems - Dismantle Dead/dying poplar trees in the lower garden, leave the steams as habitat but ensure they are a safe height that is unlikely to cause any future issues. Tree was pollarded a few years back by ourselves but the tree was showing signs of decline. Initially, regrowth formed well but the area was flooded for prolonged periods of time. The roots are now showing significant signs of decay. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stable at Newton Farm House, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 ↗
Newton 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 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 231 m away: Moated site, Newton.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Conservation area tree work notification
Postcode
NG34 0DY
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Helpringham And Osbournby
Parish
Newton & Haceby
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
TPO Not Served
Decision date
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Crimson Kings (Midlands) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
242decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 30 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14685989
Planning Portal ref
PP-14685989
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Comments by
9 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

North Kesteven ranks #117 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #4 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #6 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #117 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #193 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
36 decided
631
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026