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4 Spinney Close Groby Leicester Leicestershire LE6 0BY

26/00608/TPOTree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 25 August 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Tree Preservation Order WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Goat Willow - Remove. Tree is located approximately 1m from neighbours property, 3m from clients property. Fast growing species. In conflict with roofs. Preventing safe use of chimney. Shallow roots will damage driveway. Current legislation would not allow for a tree to be retained in such proximity to houses. Shouldn't of been part of the original TPO.

Received
1 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Groby
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Aug
  5. Decided25 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Spinney Close Groby Leicester Leicestershire LE6 0BY. Hinckley and Bosworth has handled 193 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Hinckley and Bosworth's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Groby. We hold 145 applications in total for the LE6 postcode area.

91% of trees applications at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LE6 0BY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Groby Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2026
Target decision date
26 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Beddow Tree Specialists
Agent address
Old Woodlands Farm Desford Lane Ratby LE60LF

Planning decision

Case officer
Jack Playle
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15053570
Documents
3
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

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: Hinckley and Bosworth

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