The Old Rectory 8 Water Lane Stathern Leicestershire LE14 4HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00909/TCA - Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices Pending

Proposal

Fell on lime one, sycamore, one beech, one tew and one eucalyptus. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 6 Nov 2026, from Melton's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Old Rectory (Number 8) and Attached Outbuilding
List entry 1360945 · 1 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 8 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.
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Historic England ↗
Stathern 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Stathern 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 30 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
Melton
Application type
Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
Postcode
LE14 4HX
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Long Clawson And Stathern
Parish
Stathern
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Melton usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
147decided 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15255529
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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