Opal Cottage 1 The Green Stonesby Leicestershire LE14 4QE
Approved on 7 January 2026
Council decision: Consent to work on TreesDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of old apple tree which no longer produces edible fruit. Marked on the attached plan with an x
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Melton Borough Council
- Ward
- Croxton Kerrial
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation26 Dec
- TargetTarget Date2 Jan
- DecidedDecided7 Jan
Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Opal Cottage 1 The Green Stonesby Leicestershire LE14 4QE. Melton has handled 397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Melton's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Croxton Kerrial. We hold 1,372 applications in total for the LE14 postcode area.
100% of trees applications at Melton Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- LE14 4QE
- Application type
- Trees Cons Area Section 211 notices
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sproxton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 26 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 5 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 26 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 26 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 2 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 7 January 2031
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14502888
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Stonesby
- 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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20188 Jun
Replacing windows with (thin glass) double glazed windows to match existing windows already replaced. Replace…
ApprovedListed building consent18/00689/LBC - 20158 May
Removal of 1 Apple and 1 Beech
ApprovedTrees Cons Area Section 211 notices15/00365/TCA - 20137 May
Discharge of condition 2 and 3 relating to Listed Buidling Approval 12/00900/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/00305/DIS - 201212 Dec
Replacing existing windows with (thin glass) double glazed wooden windows.
ApprovedListed building consent12/00900/LBC - 201026 May
2nd storey addition to single storey front ext. timber detached cart lodge and minor int. alt.
ApprovedFull Application10/00406/FUL
Source: Melton
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- Opal Cottage 1 The Green Stonesby LE14 4QE15/00365/TCA · TreesApproved0.0 mi
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