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The Old School, 62 Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicestershire, LE7 7JA

P/25/1975/2Tree works Conservation AreaRefused

Refused

Council decision: DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. OAK TREE (Applicant's Property) - Safety Reduction Works Tree Species: Mature Oak tree located in applicant's rear garden Proposed Works: - Large Branch Reduction (Safety Priority) - Reduce the large horizontal branch extending over the boundary fence by approximately 1.5-2 metres from the main trunk. North-West Canopy Reduction - Reduce the north-west canopy by 1-2 metres to balance the tree's structure. Remove the limb on the north-west side that is crossing. 2. Species: Ash tree located in neighbour's garden with overhanging branches extending into applicant's property Proposed Works: - Overhanging Branch Reduction - Reduce overhanging branches that extend into applicant's garden, removing branches that pose safety risk when they fall into the garden area. Maintain appropriate clearance from boundary while preserving tree health.

Received
23 September 2025
Ward
Rothley Brook
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated2 Oct
  3. Consult.23 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old School, 62 Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, Leicestershire, LE7 7JA. Charnwood has handled 1,054 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Thurcaston conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Rothley Brook. We hold 2,736 applications in total for the LE7 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
LE7 7JA
Application type
Tree works Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cropston|Thurcaston and Cropston

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 October 2025
Consultation expiry
23 September 2025
Consultation end
23 September 2025
Application expires
4 November 2025

Planning decision

Decision
DO NOT MAKE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Statutory period
33 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Thurcaston
  • Listed building: Grade II: The School HouseOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Charnwood

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