Croft House, Salisbury Lane, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8ER Data via plota.co.uk

DMOT/2026/1380 Under Consultation

Proposal

The felling of 1 Sycamore tree at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from South Derbyshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Melbourne 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 ↗
26 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 19 Church Street, Grade II, about 56 m from the postcode pin · 26 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
Scheduled monument about 175 m away: Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remains; Registered park or garden about 143 m away: Melbourne Hall; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Melbourne (South Derbyshire) 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

Checked on 16 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 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 £455,000 in July 2018. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2018£455,000

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

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2017, 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

Postcode
DE73 8ER
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. South Derbyshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
132decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Oct 2026
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 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.

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.