2A Main Street Hemington Derby DE74 2RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00903/TPO - Works Affecting TPO Trees Refused

Proposal

Works to fell 1no Silver Birch Tree (Protected by Tree Preservation Order) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Refused
2 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Magnolia Cottage, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 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 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Hemington 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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.
National infrastructure project about 532 m away: East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange
The site is about 532 m from the project boundary. Rail freight interchange, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: East Midlands Gateway Phase 2 (examination closed, recommendation due, about 878 m); East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange Material Change (examination closed, recommendation due, about 1216 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 179 m away: Hemington Chapel; Flood defence about 14 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground).
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 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 2

Last sold for £229,000 in June 2015. Detached house, freehold.

30 June 2015£229,000
2 April 2007£213,000

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

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2011, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Works Affecting TPO Trees
Postcode
DE74 2RB
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Daleacre Hill
Parish
Lockington/Hemington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Poplar Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 9% of tree and landscaping works here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083558
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083558
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 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.

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.