100 Newton Road, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0TT Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00960 - Works to a Protected Tree Live

Proposal

Felling of one Silver Birch tree (T5 of TPO No 390) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
9 Sept 2026
Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026, from East Staffordshire's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Radon-affected area
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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

Application type
Works to a Protected Tree
Postcode
DE15 0TT
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Winshill
Parish
Winshill CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. East Staffordshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00962
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Committee
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) 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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026