Surgery 7A High Street Heighington Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 1RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/1068/TCA - Conservation area tree work notification Pending

Proposal

T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce by up to 2m all round and thin by approx up to 10% to avoid future crossing branches Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from North Kesteven's recent tree and landscaping works. The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 7, High Street
List entry 1062550 · 23 m from the pin · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (14 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.
Show the other 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Heighington 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 ↗
Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Priority Rivers
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Washingborough and Heighington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Conservation area tree work notification
Postcode
LN4 1RG
Received
5 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Heighington And Washingborough
Parish
Heighington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
A 'n' E Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. North Kesteven usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
197decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203598
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
North Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#79 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

North Kesteven ranks #117 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
99% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
97%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #4 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #6 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #117 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #193 of 296
90%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
36 decided
631
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026