St Marys Church, Church Street, Clifton upon Dunsmore, CV23 0BP Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0324 - Trees in conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Cedar, thin out lower half of crown on South side by 50%,(to include deadwood), prune back upper crown on South side by 4m to alleviate weight stresses on long limb, crown spread to South is currently 11m. Prune back low limb to North extending over neighbouring property by 4m to property boundary line,(C.S. 11m to North) Prune back upper leader to North East,(photo) by 3.5m, (C.S. to N.E. 11.5m) and remove failed upper section in crown. Work as part of a general maintenance to the Cedar which will include aerial inspection and major deadwood removal. G1 Yews in church car park, lift crowns to 2.2m to give clearance for vehicles and pedestrians. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: Church of St Mary the Virgin
List entry 1233440 · 2 m from the pin · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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 ↗
Air quality management area: Rugby AQMA (NO2)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Clifton upon Dunsmore built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 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
Rugby
Application type
Trees in conservation area
Postcode
CV23 0BP
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
A. C. OLD TREE CARE SPECIALISTS

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14829300
Rugby
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Rugby is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #271 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rugby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #65 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #115 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #271 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #260 of 296
93%
Minor dwellings approved
28 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
8 decided
466
Total decisions
31 refused in the year to March 2026