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Barham House 2 Greatford Gardens Greatford Lincolnshire PE9 4PX

S26/1343Works to TPO Tree(s)Refused

Refused on 2 September 2026

Council decision: TCA - TPO Work Refused1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

A 5m reduction in height of a mature Tree of Heaven to reduce the risk of failure and to maintain amenity.

Received
6 August 2026
Ward
Casewick Ward
Agent
McLaren Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided2 Sep

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Barham House 2 Greatford Gardens Greatford Lincolnshire PE9 4PX. South Kesteven has handled 1,233 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than South Kesteven's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Casewick Ward. We hold 1,606 applications in total for the PE9 postcode area.

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

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed 5-metre height reduction of the mature Tree of Heaven protected by Tree Preservation Order 429 is considered excessive and has not been justified by sufficient arboricultural or risk-based evidence demonstrating that works of this scale are necessary, proportionate, or required to address an identified defect or unacceptable level of risk. The works would be likely to cause material harm to the tree's natural form, crown structure, visual balance and public amenity value, and have not been demonstrated to accord with the principles of BS3998:2010, Tree work - Recommendations. The proposal would therefore conflict with the objectives of the Tree Preservation Order, which seek to protect trees of recognised amenity value unless works are clearly justified and proportionate. Consent is refused. Cont/….

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
PE9 4PX
Application type
Works to TPO Tree(s)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greatford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2026
Target decision date
1 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
McLaren Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
5 Coggles Causeway BOURNE PE10 9LN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15138669
Comments
0
Documents
1

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 3: High 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.

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas.

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

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: South Kesteven

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