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PL/2026/0001605/TPA - TPA Works to protected trees Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree: T1 – Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) proposed works: Crown raise to provide a minimum clearance of 4 metres above the adjacent footpath/pedestrian access. Selectively reduce lateral branches growing towards the residential buildings to provide approximately 3 metres clearance from the building elevations and rooflines. The tree has evidence of historic topping/reduction within the upper crown. No further reduction in overall height is proposed. Reason for works: To provide suitable clearance over the adjacent pedestrian route and between the mature tree and nearby residential properties, reducing ongoing conflict with the buildings whilst retaining the tree’s overall height, form and amenity value. All pruning works to be undertaken in accordance with BS 3998:2010, with cuts made back to suitable growth points/branch unions and unnecessary large-diameter pruning wounds avoided. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Coventry's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Sketch plan · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application form (redacted) · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Allesley Village Conservation Area 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.
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 ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 58 and 60, Birmingham Road, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 20 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order about 12 m away: Rectory Lane No.2; Inside the Coventry built-up area; Green belt about 48 m away: Birmingham; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 3

Last sold for £595,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.

22 August 2025£595,000
23 February 2017£390,000
29 August 1997£159,950

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

Building

Floor area172 m² (1,851 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
TPA Works to protected trees
Postcode
CV5 9AE
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Bablake
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stanley Forestry Limited

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Coventry usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 37.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
176decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Reduce height of single laurel tree
PL/2025/0002104/TCA
2025 Approved
Erection of single storey rear extension
PL/2025/0001999/HHA
2018 Approved
Pine tree (T1) - Crown lift to 5.2m above ground level, shorten limb growing towards hous…
TP/2018/2820
2016 Approved
Garage conversion to provide disabled accommodation
HH/2016/3062
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
36 Church Walk, Coventry, CV5 9ER
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PL/2025/0001065/HHA
2025 Approved
44 Church Walk, Coventry, CV5 9ER
T1 - raise the canopy to 2m. T2 - fell 1x large overgrown conifer.
PL/2025/0000416/TCA
2024 Approved
36 Church Walk, Coventry, CV5 9ER
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PL/2024/0001134/TPA
2022 Approved
3 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
Convert garage to habitable room, removing the existing garage door and replace with a ti…
HH/2022/3271
2022 Approved
3 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
Listed Building Consent to convert garage to habitable room, removing the existing garage…
LB/2022/3294
2022 Approved
5 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
Single storey rear extensions and new side facing window (retrospective).
HH/2022/2013
2022 Approved
10 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
Two storey side and front extension and single storey extension to porch (re-submission)
HH/2022/3060
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HH/2022/2238
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4 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
T1 Ash - Remove self-set tree.
CT/2022/1298
2022 Approved
4 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
G1 Conifer group - Trim back side growth from garden and highway by up to 1m (without bre…
CT/2022/0511
2020 Approved
11 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
Erection of a single storey, flat roof side extension to existing garage (to replace exis…
HH/2020/2825
2020 Approved
3 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
T1 & T2 Lime trees - Crown clean, thin 15% of density. T3 Yew tree - 2.5m crown lift abov…
TP/2020/2677
2020 Refused
5 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
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FUL/2020/1970
2020 Approved
Street Record Pickford Green Lane, Coventry,
Construction of 60 dwellings (including 25% affordable), internal roads, public open spac…
FUL/2020/1992
2020 Approved
4 Frogmere Close, Coventry, CV5 9PA
Front and rear single storey extensions, new entrance and car port, new roof over garage…
HH/2020/1064
2019 Approved
10 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
Sycamore trees (T1 and T2) - Crown reduction by 20-25%.
CT/2019/2119
2019 Approved
7 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
Erection of single storey front and first floor side extension
HH/2019/1364
2018 Refused
11 Rectory Close, Coventry, CV5 9AE
Erection of two storey side extension
HH/2018/2927
2018 Approved
4 Butchers Lane, Coventry, CV5 9GW
Conifer Hedge - Fell
CT/2018/1569
2016 Approved
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Poplar - Pollard.
CT/2016/1696
2016 Approved
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CT/2016/1313
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Butchers Lane No.1 TPO Butchers Lane Coventry CV5 9GW
City of Coventry (Butchers Lane No.1) Tree Preservation Order 2016
RTPO/2016/1668
2016 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.