Highfields,Church Lane,Rowsley,Matlock,DE4 2EA Data via plota.co.uk

NP/TCA/0826/0843 - Conservation Area Tree Work Approved

Proposal

T1. Prunus sp. Ornamental Cherry situated within the raer garden in close proximity to property. Tree has outgrown its situation, causing an increase in lack of light through multiple windows during Spring through to Autumn. Root system of tree also causing damage to adjacent stone wall / raised planter. Remove to ground level. Shrubs / tree species to be replanted more suitable size of garden. T2. Downy Birch. Early Mature Downy Birch approximately 15-20 years old in rear garden of property. Tree has outgrown its situation in height and spread, disproportionate to its surroundings. A heavy reduction not recommened due to species / growth habit of tree, thus, remove to ground level and replant with suitable sized ornamental / fruit bearing species. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:54

Application progress

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Received

27 Aug 2026

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Approved

10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan and Photos 26-08-2026.pdf Location Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Peak District National Park

The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not 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 4. 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.

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 ↗

Conservation area about 13 m away: Rowsley

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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 ↗

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Church of St Katherine, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.

Show all 3 with distances

51 mChurch of St KatherineGrade II
59 mLychgate and Steps South West of Rowsley ChurchGrade II
74 mWar Memorial Circa 15 Metres South South West of St Katherine's ChurchGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Council: Peak District
Application type: Conservation Area Tree Work
Postcode: DE4 2EA
Received: 27 Aug 2026
Validated: 27 Aug 2026
Parish: Rowsley
Case officer: Show
Decision: Accept
Decision date: 10 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 9 days slower than Peak District's median of 5 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one14d

Council5d

UK36d

99%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

144decided in the last year

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