Birkdale Drive Kingston Hill Stafford Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/42431/T5N - Tree Five Day Notice Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO 61 1978: Willow - Fell. Ash - Remove hanger that is still attached. Sycamore - Fell as tree is 50% dead and within falling distance of road. Ash - Clear lateral branch. Unidentified Species - Fell standing dead tree within falling distance of road. Hawthorn - Clear from a lamppost. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Jul 2026

Approved on 12 Jul 2026 · Last checked 3 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 34 m away: Kingston Pool Covert
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Inside the Stafford built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building 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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Important details

Council
Stafford
Application type
Tree Five Day Notice
Postcode
ST16 3YF
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Littleworth
Parish
Stafford M B
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval T5N
Decision date
12 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 35 days faster than Stafford's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 3 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Refused
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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16/24263/HOU
Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#278 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #227 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #195 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #290 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #245 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
512
Total decisions
84 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings