11 Castle Hill Fold Hickleton Doncaster DN5 7BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01474/TCON - Works to Tree in Conservation Area Refused

Proposal

Notice of intention to fell an Oak tree, situated within Hickleton Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 11

Hickleton 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Castle Hill Farmhouse, Grade II, 45 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 13 m away: Pear; Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Dearne Valley Green Heart; Registered park or garden 192 m away: Hickleton Hall; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 1860 m away: Knottingley Power Project; Green belt 72 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Air quality management area 71 m away: AQMA No. 7.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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

Council
Doncaster
Application type
Works to Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
DN5 7BG
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Sprotbrough
Parish
Hickleton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
TPO Served (TCON)
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 35 days. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
193decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15134160
Planning Portal ref
PP-15134160
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Doncaster
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#36 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Doncaster is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #27 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Doncaster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #169 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #103 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #27 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #75 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
48 decided
928
Total decisions
122 refused in the year to March 2026

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