8 School Hill Sproxton Leicestershire LE14 4RB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Oak Tree (T1) - Reduction of 1x reaching branch and 10% thinning of small internal canopy branches - Re-balancing of Crown Ash Tree (T2) - Removal to Ground Level - Aid in Rebalancing the Crown of the Oak Tree Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 2 with distances
- 44 mCottage 125 Metres South West of Hillcrest Farmhouse (Number 22)Grade II
- 131 mHillsideGrade II
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, 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £265,000 in February 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Melton in the last twelve months, from validation. Melton decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14591450
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14591450
- Consultation
- 13 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Melton is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #296 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% 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%).
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.
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