Electricity Substation, Maple Drive, Aston-on-Trent, Derby, DE72 2DG Data via plota.co.uk

DMOT/2026/0682 Approved

Proposal

The pruning of a trees covered by South Derbyshire District Council Tree Preservation Order no. 131 at Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Committee
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Derbyshire Development Management Committee on 28 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works were not excessive or harmful to amenity or biodiversity and would keep the trees healthy.
  • The Tree Officer recommended consent, and no other consultation comments were received.
  • Members supported the recommendation and approved the application as recommended.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree works, site history, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of South Derbyshire's committee minutes of 28 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 190 m away: Chesterfield to Willington, at pre-application; Inside the Aston-on-Trent 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Postcode
DE72 2DG
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
29 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days slower than South Derbyshire's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
123decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Committee
28 Jul 2026
South Derbyshire
Planning Authority Score
6.1/10
Average
#101 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Derbyshire ranks #177 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Derbyshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #46 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #42 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #177 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #132 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
29 decided
605
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026