5 The Square Countesthorpe Leicester Leicestershire LE8 5RN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0544/TC - Conservation Area Tree Application Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Prunus 'Kanzan' (Pink Japanese Cherry) Crown lift to 2.5 metres Remove dead and diseased wood and Remove hanging branch/limb Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Report · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Tree survey Report · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Consultation Response - Forestry Officer Consultation Response · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Countesthorpe 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-7, Church Street, Grade II, 32 m away · 11 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
Inside the Countesthorpe 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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Important details

Council
Blaby
Application type
Conservation Area Tree Application
Postcode
LE8 5RN
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Parish
Countesthorpe Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ground Control Ltd - 682391

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 17 days faster than Blaby's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15025306
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Blaby
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#190 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Blaby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #237 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Blaby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #76 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #50 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #237 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #239 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
35 decided
467
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings