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Church Lane, The Bellhouse

20221197Notification of works to trees in conservation areasApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 1 August 2022

Council decision: Unconditional approvalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification of works to one (1) tree and the felling of two (2) trees located in the Knighton conservation area

Received
7 June 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knighton
  1. Received7 Jun
  2. Validated14 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided1 Aug

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Church Lane, The Bellhouse. Leicester has handled 154 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Knighton.

97% of trees applications at Leicester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Notification of works to trees in conservation areas
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 June 2022
Target decision date
25 July 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Edward Litchfield 7 Preston Close Kirkby Mallory LEICESTER LE9 7NW

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Knighton Village
  • Article 4 direction: Knighton Village Conservation Area
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 512Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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

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