St Swithuns Church Chapelgate Retford Nottinghamshire DN22 6PQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01332/CAT - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - (1 Horse Chestnut Tree) Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Bassetlaw's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Other documents 2

PDF TREE PHOTO- BLEEDING CANKER IMAGE Photo · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH - TREE Photo · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Grade II* listed: Parish Church of St Swithun
List entry 1370346 · The pin is inside its outline · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 32 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Retford 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 ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 5 m away: Church of St Swithun, Churchgate, East Retford; Inside the Retford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 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
Bassetlaw
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DN22 6PQ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
East Retford East
Parish
Retford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Bassetlaw usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 49.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
190decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Oct 2026
Comments by
4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Bassetlaw
Planning Authority Score
1.2/10
Poor
#286 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Bassetlaw is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #291 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Bassetlaw decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #203 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #199 of 296
25%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #291 of 296
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #289 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
45 decided
575
Total decisions
87 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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