Planning application
74 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Oak tree on front - Reduce limbs on road and property side by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points. Removal of dead branches & thinning of epicormic growth T2 - Oak on front - Reduce limbs on road and property side by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points. Removal of dead branches & thinning of epicormic growth
As published by the council, reference P/26/1056/2
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/1056/2
- Type
- LCC Tree Works
- Status
- REGISTERED: Under Assessment
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Rothley Brook
- Parish
- Rothley
- Postcode
- LE7 7SE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Charnwood register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/25/2179/2 Decided
74 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
T5 - Beech - Reduce longest limbs by 2-3m to give clearance of property and re shape. T6 - Conifer reduce by 40% in height T7 - Crown reduce Sycamore by 30% T8 - Beech - Reduce overhanging limbs on property by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points.
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P/26/1055/2 Granted
74 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
TPO Related Works: T3 & T4 (Beech) - Reduce limbs on 2x Beech trees overhanging property & neighbouring property by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Charnwood
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Charnwood took a median of 227 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Charnwood for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Charnwood's median decision took 227 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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74 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
T5 - Beech - Reduce longest limbs by 2-3m to give clearance of property and re shape. T6 - Conifer reduce by 40% in height T7 - Crown reduce Sycamore by 30% T8 - Beech - Reduce overhanging limbs on property by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
74 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
TPO Related Works: T3 & T4 (Beech) - Reduce limbs on 2x Beech trees overhanging property & neighbouring property by 2-3 meters to suitable growth points.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
76 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
T2 Cedar - 30% thin of crown and reducing longest limbs by 1-2 meters to create shape Reducing overhanging branches coming from neighbouring G3 Sycamore trees back to previous pruning points in back garden.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
76 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SE
T1 - Beech Work - Prune back to boundary. Reason - Allow plants to grow in bed underneath. T2 Beech Work - Prune back to boundary. Reason - Allow plants to grow in bed underneath. T3 Western Hemlock Work - Raise canopy to 3.5m. Reason - Clear lawn and allow development of bed underneath. T4 Oak Work - Prune back to boundary Reason - Allow plants to grow in bed underneath. T5 Ash Work - Prune back to boundary Reason - Allow plants to grow in bed underneath. T6 Deodar Cedar Work - Raise canopy to 1.8m from ground level. Reason - Allow mowing underneath. T7 Lawsons Cypress Work - Reduce leaning / failing stem by 8ft and shape to south to control spread over neighbours. Remove low limb above path. Reason - Prevent failure, reduce impact on neighbours. T8 Blue Atlas Cedar Work - Reduce spread by 2m to North and 1m to south to rebalance canopy. Reason - Improve balance and shape of tree. G1 Row of overhanging trees Work - Reduce spread over garden by 2m. Reason - Manage spread over property.... read more
Decided Trees 4 docs -
79 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SH
Fell and stump grind T1 Western Red Cedar
Decided Trees 2 docs -
79 Swithland Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7SH
Erection of single storey rear extension and front entrance extension and associated works
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P/26/1576/2 Awaiting decision
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P/26/1580/2 Awaiting decision
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