Church Farm 11 Church Lane Bottesford Leicestershire NG13 0EJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00774/TCA - Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices Approved

Proposal

50% pollard on willow tree, leaving branches to form silhouette shape in the future. Remove large lower bottom limb as hazard beam forming. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Bottesford 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.
Scheduled monument 149 m away: Fleming's Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bottesford 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

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £725,000 in October 2015. Detached house, freehold.

1 October 2015£725,000

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

Building

Floor area342 m² (3,681 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Melton
Application type
Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
Postcode
NG13 0EJ
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Bottesford
Parish
Bottesford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent to work on Trees
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 8 days faster than Melton's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
155decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15181364
Planning Portal ref
PP-15181364
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#269 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

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for householder decisions
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Melton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #60 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #112 of 296
11%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #296 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #292 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
9 decided
308
Total decisions
23 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.