Turret House, 40, Main Street, Ailsworth, Peterborough, PE5 7AF Data via plota.co.uk

26/003057/CTR - Conservation Area Trees Notification Allocated

Proposal

T2) Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx. half, down to sympathetic point. Lop lower branch overhanging the public footpath Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Peterborough's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 12

Great Crested Newt Risk ZonesCounty WIldlife BufferCIL Charge ZonesSSSI Buffer ZoneBoundary of VIllage Envelope LP2
Ailsworth 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 ↗
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 44, Main Street, Grade II, 22 m away · 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Great Crested Newt Risk ZonesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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County WIldlife BufferCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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CIL Charge ZonesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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SSSI Buffer ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Boundary of VIllage Envelope LP2Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1207 m away: A47 Wansford to Sutton; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Nene Valley; Inside the Castor and Ailsworth 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 16 October 2026. 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 1

Last sold for £120,000 in September 1997. Semi-detached house, freehold.

4 September 1997£120,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Conservation Area Trees Notification
Postcode
PE5 7AF
Received
9 Oct 2026
Ward
Glinton & Castor
Parish
Ailsworth CP
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Peterborough usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
246decided 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

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 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

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