St Leonards Church, Church Grounds, Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/1551/2 Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 -Copper Beech - Remove to a high stump 3m above ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Redacted Cover Letter, Site Survey, Photos and Site Location Application plans · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Comments - Tree Officer Comments - Tree Officer · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: Church of St Leonard
List entry 1177875 · 12 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II)
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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Swithland 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 395 m away: Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir SSSI; Inside the Swithland built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Charnwood
Postcode
LE12 8TJ
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Rothley Brook
Parish
Swithland
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Mark Ashman / Hill-Fort Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, about the council's usual 20 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
184decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Creation of overflow car park
P/25/0987/2
2025 Approved
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Creation of overflow car park
P/25/0987/2
2025 Refused
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
T1 Nordman Fir Work - Remove Reason - Inappropriate planting location too close to the bu…
P/25/0617/2
2025 Refused
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
T1 Nordman Fir Work - Remove Reason - Inappropriate planting location too close to the bu…
P/25/0617/2
2023 Withdrawn
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
T8, Norway Maple, Fell and Grind the stump.
P/23/0811/2
2023 Withdrawn
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
T8, Norway Maple, Fell and Grind the stump.
P/23/0811/2
2024
140-142 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
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P/24/0157/2
2024
140-142 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
140-142 Main Street, Swithland (hereinafter referred to as ???140-142???) is a dwelling h…
P/24/0157/2
2023 Approved
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Installation of external staircase to the North West elevation with access through enlarg…
P/23/1964/2
2023 Approved
174 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Installation of external staircase to the North West elevation with access through enlarg…
P/23/1964/2
2023 Approved
The Griffin 174 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TQ
Installation of various signage (both illuminated and non-illuminated) to public house (A…
P/23/1933/2
2023 Approved
The Griffin 174 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TQ
Installation of various signage (both illuminated and non-illuminated) to public house (A…
P/23/1933/2
2022 Approved
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
Erection of studio building to rear of site.
P/22/1019/2
2022 Approved
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
Erection of studio building to rear of site.
P/22/1019/2
2023 Refused
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
T1, Common Yew, partial crown reduce to gain a clearance from building. T9, Apple, - sect…
P/23/0331/2
2023 Refused
St Leonards Church Of England Primary School, 167 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TQ
T1, Common Yew, partial crown reduce to gain a clearance from building. T9, Apple, - sect…
P/23/0331/2
2022 Approved
The Griffin Inn 174 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
Installation of various signage (both illuminated and non-illuminated) to public house
P/22/0974/2
2022 Approved
The Griffin Inn 174 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
Installation of various signage (both illuminated and non-illuminated) to public house
P/22/0974/2
2022 Approved
160 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Installation of flood protection measures to property
P/22/1558/2
2022 Approved
160 Main Street, Swithland, Leicestershire, LE12 8TJ
Installation of flood protection measures to property
P/22/1558/2
2016 Approved
160 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
Various internal works to include alteration/removal of dividing walls, changing floor le…
P/16/1179/2
2016 Approved
160 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TJ
Various internal works to include alteration/removal of dividing walls, changing floor le…
P/16/1179/2
2016 Approved
ST LEONARDS CHURCH, ST LEONARDS CHURCH, MAIN STREET, SWITHLAND, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE12 8TJ
Crown lift copper beech T1, holly T2, sycamore T3, alder T4 and group of sycamore trees G2
16/1549/02
2016 Approved
175 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TQ
Erect single storey side extension.
P/16/1094/2
2016 Approved
175 Main Street Swithland Leicestershire LE12 8TQ
Erect single storey side extension.
P/16/1094/2
Charnwood
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#136 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Charnwood ranks #102 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Charnwood decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #166 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #216 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #102 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #108 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
62 decided
872
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings