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7 Banks Lane Heckington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9QY

24/0094/TCAConservation area tree work notificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 26 February 2024

Council decision: TPO Not ServedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Oak - Fell to prevent outgrowth of location. Tree is showing signs of significant damage caused during the construction of the house which is positioned very close to the tree. Homeowners are worried about potential damage to foundations now and in the future as well as it's likelihood of failure due to existing damage.T2 - Ash - Reduce Eastern side of Ash by approx 3m and Western side by approx. 2m, removing lower lateral limb to balance, as per annotated picture enclosed. T3 - Walnut - Trim crown by 1m all round to prevent outgrowth of location

Received
21 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Heckington Rural
Agent
Springwood Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received21 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target26 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 7 Banks Lane Heckington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9QY. North Kesteven has handled 362 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than North Kesteven's typical decision time. The site is in the Heckington Village conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Heckington Rural. We hold 1,671 applications in total for the NG34 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at North Kesteven District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NG34 9QY
Application type
Conservation area tree work notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Heckington

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2024
Consultation expiry
12 February 2024
Consultation start
22 January 2024
Consultation end
12 February 2024
Last date for comments
12 February 2024
Target decision date
26 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Springwood Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
Slate House Farm Gainsborough Road North Clifton Newark NG23 7AZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12746725
Documents
6
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Heckington Village
  • 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, 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

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© 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: North Kesteven

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