Virginia Lodge, Birdingbury Road, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, CV23 8DY Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0789 - Trees in conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Magnolia, prune height and spread 1-1.5m, current height 5.5m, re-shape as ap Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

CAA Bird Consultation AreaLeamington Hastingshttps
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall Approximately 20 Metres North East of the Manor House, Grade II, 58 m away · 1 Grade II*, 10 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.
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Historic England ↗
CAA Bird Consultation AreaCouncil record
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Leamington HastingsCouncil record
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https://www.rugby.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/35/leamington_hastings.pdfCouncil record
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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 £295,000 in January 2000. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 2000£295,000

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

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Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Trees in conservation area
Postcode
CV23 8DY
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Leam Valley
Parish
Leamington Hastings
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
A. C. OLD TREE CARE SPECIALISTS

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
148decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15173958
Rugby
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Rugby is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #271 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% 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
Rugby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #65 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #115 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #271 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #260 of 296
93%
Minor dwellings approved
28 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
8 decided
466
Total decisions
31 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