53 Main Street, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8AB Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00865 - Tree Notice Approved

Proposal

Felling of 1 Silver Birch tree (T1), crown reduction of side branches by up to 2m overhanging patio area of 1 Yew tree (T2), removal of Ivy and overall crown reduction by up to 1m of 1 Apple tree (T3), overall crown reduction by up to 2m of 1 Smokebush tree (T4) and 1 Silver Birch tree (T5) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Grade II listed: 2, Wales Lane
List entry 1038521 · 25 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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 ↗
Barton under Needwood 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 ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1750 m away: Willington C Gas Pipeline; Inside the Barton-under-Needwood 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, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £320,000 in August 2004. Detached house, freehold.

20 August 2004£320,000
28 February 1995£130,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Notice
Postcode
DE13 8AB
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Stockley Park Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 11 days faster than East Staffordshire's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
140decided 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/2026/00834
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Committee
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use