The Retreat Linby Lane Linby Nottinghamshire NG15 8AF

2026/0054TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 April 2026

Council decision: Trees in Cons Area AcceptableDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

1. Beech (front boundary) - Remove deadwood throughout the crown. - Crown lift to provide a minimum clearance of 3m above ground level over the driveway and garden areas, and 5.2m above the highway to meet statutory clearance requirements. - All lifting to be achieved by removal of secondary branches only, retaining the overall form of the tree. 2. Laurel and Cherry (over driveway) - Crown lift both trees to 3m above ground level over the driveway. - Reduce the height of the Cherry by up to 2.5m, pruning back to suitable growth points to retain a natural shape and form. 3. Conifers (adjacent to utility lines) - Undertake a light reduction and trim to provide appropriate clearance from overhead lines. - Works should be limited to secondary growth and undertaken with due regard to maintaining the natural form of the trees.

Received: 27 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gedling Borough Council
Ward: Newstead Abbey Ward 2015

ReceivedReceived27 Jan
ValidatedValidated27 Jan
Consult.Consultation5 Mar
TargetTarget Date10 Mar
DecidedDecided14 Apr

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Retreat Linby Lane Linby Nottinghamshire NG15 8AF. Gedling has handled 217 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Gedling's typical decision time. The site is in the Linby conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Newstead Abbey Ward 2015. We hold 1,556 applications in total for the NG15 postcode area.

96% of trees applications at Gedling Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: NG15 8AF
Application type: Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Linby Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 5 March 2026
Consultation start: 12 February 2026
Consultation end: 5 March 2026
Target decision date: 10 March 2026
Permission expires: 14 April 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Senior Tree Care
Agent address: 2 Regina Crescent Ravenshead Notts NG159GY

Planning decision

Case officer: Alison Jackson
Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14650075
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Linby C.A.
Green belt: Gedling
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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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.

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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Gedling

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