9 Welham Road Great Bowden Leicestershire LE16 7HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01180/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Works to trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Sept 2026, from Harborough's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Great Bowden 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Great Bowden 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
Harborough
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area Application
Postcode
LE16 7HS
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Great Bowden And Arden
Parish
Great Bowden
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Woodpecker Tree Surgery Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Harborough usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
210decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15168587
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