Beckfield Lodge Station Road Heighington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1QJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0776/TCA - Conservation area tree work notification Approved

Proposal

T1 - Hornbeam, reduce by 2m the lateral growth growing towards the house in a south direction to keep the foliage from getting too close to the property. Crown reduce the rest of the tree by 3m all round to maintain the size of the tree from out growing its position close to the property. As well as reducing the amount of foliage overhanging the garden. Crown lift the north west side to match up the rest of the crown by at least 2m to keep the crown from overhanging the drive the the care home next door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jun 2026
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Validated
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Heighington 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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Washingborough and Heighington 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.

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Important details

Application type
Conservation area tree work notification
Postcode
LN4 1QJ
Received
20 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Heighington And Washingborough
Parish
Heighington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
TPO Not Served
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Man Dan

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
242decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15026392
Planning Portal ref
PP-15026392
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Kesteven ranks #117 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #4 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #6 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #117 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #193 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
36 decided
631
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026

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