4 Butt Lane, Coventry, CV5 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

Pending PL/2026/0001549/TPA - TPA Works to protected trees
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
CV5 9EU
Type
TPA Works to protected trees

Description

T1 - Beech - reduce the lateral crown growth extending over the neighbouring property by approximately 1.5–2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points while maintaining the natural form, balance and overall crown density of the tree. No crown thinning is proposed and no unnecessary removal of internal secondary growth will be undertaken. The works are intended to avoid the concerns previously raised by the Local Planning Authority regarding over-thinning. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 10 Oct 2026 and 18 Oct 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide tree works by day 36.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38,669decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Coventry to go on. Coventry decision record →

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Coventry City-Wide AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Coventry 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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Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Coventry is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #13 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Coventry decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #219 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #189 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #13 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #7 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
28 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
100 decided
1,131
Total decisions
186 refused in the year to March 2026