Field Between Wychnor Lane And, Dogshead Lane
Approved on 4 November 2026
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Removal of 400m of hedgerow.
- Received
- 1 October 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bagots & Needwood
- Agent
- JMI Planning
- ReceivedReceived1 Oct
- ValidatedValidated1 Oct
- Consult.Consultation22 Oct
- TargetTarget Date12 Nov
- DecidedDecided4 Nov
Decided in 34 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a planning application at FIELD BETWEEN WYCHNOR LANE AND, DOGSHEAD LANE. East Staffordshire has handled 1 application of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 4 weeks quicker than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 260 applications across Bagots & Needwood. We hold 2,945 applications in total for the DE13 postcode area.
90% of all applications at East Staffordshire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DE13 8AN
- Application type
- Hedgerow Application
- Parish
- Wychnor CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 October 2026
- Consultation end
- 22 October 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Mercer Farming Limited
- Agent
- JMI Planning
Mercer Farming Limited
Company number 00827283
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 Nov 1964 (62 years old)
- Nature of business
- Mixed farming
- Registered office
- Burton on Trent
2 other planning applications by this company in East Staffordshire.
- P/2026/00742 · East Staffordshire · COPPICE FARM, HOBB LANE
- P/2026/00471 · East Staffordshire · COPPICE FARM HOBB LANE MARCHINGTON WOODLANDS ST14 8RG
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Gary Shilton
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Scheduled monument: Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor BridgePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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: East Staffordshire
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- JMI Planning Limited · Agent for this application
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