Long Whatton Church Of England School The Green Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00752/TPO - Works Affecting TPO Trees Approved

Proposal

Works to 1no. Common Oak (T62) to remove deadwood >50mm within the crown remove any defective or compromised branches within the crown and works to 1no. Common Oak (T63) to crown reduce the main part of the upper crown by up to 7m to reduce the risk of failure (Protected by Tree Preservation Order 228) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Long Whatton 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Long Whatton 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. 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 Affecting TPO Trees
Postcode
LE12 5DB
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Parish
Long Whatton & Diseworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 38 days slower than North West Leicestershire's median of 52 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
North West Leicestershire
Planning Authority Score
4.6/10
Below average
#170 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North West Leicestershire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #211 out of 296. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. 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
North West Leicestershire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #23 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #38 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #211 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #231 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
38 decided
555
Total decisions
25 refused in the year to March 2026