Barnack Pre School Playgroup, School Road, Barnack, Peterborough, PE9 3DZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/002791/CTR - Conservation Area Trees Notification Approved

Proposal

T.98688 - Acer - to be shaped back from front door/wall of main building and ra Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision (Officer) · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 14

Great Crested Newt Risk ZonesCounty WIldlife BufferCIL Charge ZonesSSSI Buffer ZoneListed buildingBoundary of VIllage Envelope LP2
Barnack Conservation Area 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 200 m away: Barnack Hills & Holes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 200 m away: Barnack Hills & Holes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Great Crested Newt Risk ZonesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
County WIldlife BufferCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
CIL Charge ZonesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
SSSI Buffer ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Listed buildingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Boundary of VIllage Envelope LP2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Barnack built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 Trees Notification
Postcode
PE9 3DZ
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Barnack
Parish
Barnack CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Permitted
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision (Officer)
Applicant
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Agent
Aragon

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
170decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15169233
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Peterborough
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#139 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Peterborough ranks #141 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Peterborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #240 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #206 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #141 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #80 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
42 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
80 decided
665
Total decisions
115 refused in the year to March 2026