Bell Cottage 5 Back Lane South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NQ
Approved on 25 August 2015
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Reduce height by 2.5m of 1 No. Birch tree. Reduce height by 1.5m and reduce laterals to balance shape of 1 No. Cherry Plum tree.
- Received
- 23 July 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Rutland County Council
- Ward
- Normanton Ward
- Agent
- Tommy Plummer Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Jul
- ValidatedValidated23 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 Sep
- DecidedDecided25 Aug
Decided in 33 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Bell Cottage 5 Back Lane South Luffenham Rutland LE15 8NQ. Rutland has handled 1,004 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 2 weeks quicker than Rutland's typical decision time. The site is in the South Luffenham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 117 applications across Normanton Ward. We hold 3,197 applications in total for the LE15 postcode area.
97% of trees applications at Rutland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- LE15 8NQ
- Application type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- South Luffenham Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 July 2015
- Target decision date
- 2 September 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Tommy Plummer Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- Mulberry Barn 9A Church Street Empingham Oakham Rutland LE15 8PN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: South Luffenham
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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201622 Jul
Fell 1 No. Silver Birch tree (T1). Fell 1 No. Purple leafed Plum tree (T2). Fell 2 No. Himalayan Birch trees…
ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation Area2016/0712/CAT - 200925 Jun
Fell 3 no. Birch trees and reduce height of 1 no. Silver Birch by 8ft.
ApprovedWorks to a tree in a Conservation AreaCAT/2009/0530 - 200419 Apr
Construction of two storey extension to rear (south-west) elevation
ApprovedHouseholderFUL/2004/0416
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