Stone Croft The Nook Bitteswell Leicestershire LE17 4RY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00992/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Application Approved

Proposal

Works to trees (Fell) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bitteswell built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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
Harborough
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Application
Postcode
LE17 4RY
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Ullesthorpe
Parish
Bitteswell With Bittesby
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbor Control

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
210decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15071814
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Harborough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #230 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #131 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #155 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #230 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #128 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
50 decided
814
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026