The Old Rectory 15 High Street Morcott Rutland LE15 9DN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0799/CAT - Works to a tree in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Reduce 2 no. Box Elder Trees (T1 and T2) by 1-2 meters to reduce weight and remove split limb. Reduce 1no. Laurel (T3) by no more than 2 meters. 1no. London plane (T4) raise garden side to 2.5 meters, remove limb roadside from wires give 3.5m clearance from road. Crown raise 1no. Beech Tree (T5) to 2.5meters. Fell 1no. Cherry Tree (T6). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Old Rectory
List entry 1288021 · 1 m away · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II)
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 the other 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Morcott 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Morcott 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 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 £475,000 in July 2000. Detached house, freehold.

20 July 2000£475,000

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

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Important details

Council
Rutland
Application type
Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
LE15 9DN
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward
Parish
Morcott Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
243decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15042034
Planning Portal ref
PP-15042034
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Rutland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#93 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Rutland is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #87 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rutland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #142 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #164 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #87 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #91 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
43 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
24 decided
520
Total decisions
57 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