Hedgerose, Chapel Road, Fillingham, Gainsborough, DN21 5BP Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00794 - TREE_Cons Area Tree Application Approved

Proposal

Notice to carry out tree works: T1, T4, T5 - Sycamore • Crown reduce height by approximately 2 metres (down to roof/gutter height of main dwelling). • Prune back out-splaying lateral branches overhanging the driveway/road close to branch collars / main stems. T2, T3, T7 - Common Ash • Crown reduce height by approximately 2 metres to level with the roof line. • Crown lift / prune lateral limbs overhanging the road back to appropriate growth points. T6 - Common Ash • Prune back lateral branches overhanging the driveway/road to clear access. Remove immediate road overhang while awaiting full arborist health evaluation. Within the Fillingham conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Fillingham 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project 1046 m away: Cottam Solar Project
The site is 1046 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Tillbridge Solar Project (decided, 1558 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
TREE_Cons Area Tree Application
Postcode
DN21 5BP
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
SCAMPTON
Parish
Fillingham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree No Objection Decision
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
146decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00812
Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Committee
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026

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.