17 Long Lane Billesdon Leicestershire LE7 9AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00578/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Application Approved

Proposal

Works to tree (fell) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 13, Long Lane, Grade II, 58 m away · 3 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 180 m away: Market cross on west side of Market Place; National infrastructure project 565 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; Inside the Billesdon 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Harborough
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Application
Postcode
LE7 9AL
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Billesdon And Tilton
Parish
Billesdon
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Conservation Area Consent Not Required
Decision date
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
281decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14887734
Planning Portal ref
PP-14887734
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Harborough is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #230 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Harborough decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #131 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #155 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #230 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #128 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
50 decided
814
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026

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