Shop Unit, Ryland Bridge, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3RP Data via plota.co.uk

WL/2026/00834 - TREE_TPO Application Live

Proposal

G001 - line of 10no. Sycamores - crown lift to 5.2m over the car park and access areas, and target prune away from the chimney and buildings for a maximum clearance of 2.5m from the roof apex and top of the chimney. T10 - sycamore (end tree in the line) - Remove major dead wood exceeding 25cm in diameter (does not need LPA consent) to some secondary growth lower down, then the remaining secondary stem over the building and car park is to reduced and reshaped by up to 2-2.5m to re balance after the loss of the dead centre. Within G1 of Tree Preservation Order Welton 1998. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Oct 2026, from West Lindsey's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Welton (West Lindsey) built-up area; Flood defence 46 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); 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 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

Application type
TREE_TPO Application
Postcode
LN2 3RP
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
DUNHOLME AND WELTON
Parish
Welton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Finch Arboriculture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. West Lindsey usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00865
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Committee
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Lindsey
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#134 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Lindsey ranks #110 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Lindsey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #70 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #123 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #110 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #187 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
33 decided
562
Total decisions
39 refused in the year to March 2026