41 The Woodlands Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00997/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved

Proposal

Works to trees: T1-3 Black Italian Poplars - crown reduce by 50% (LCC TPO 7) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Leicestershire County Council · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 27 m away: Grand Union Canal; Inside the Market Harborough built-up area; National infrastructure project 1542 m away: Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire, at pre-application; 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 listed building at the site

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
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
LE16 7BW
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Market Harborough Logan
Parish
Market Harborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved by LCC
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Leicestershire County Council
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oliver Bates - Woodpecker Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 15 days slower than Harborough's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
376decided 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 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Harborough
Planning Authority Score
4.2/10
Below average
#187 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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