Planning application
4 St Lukes Close Thurnby Leicestershire LE7 9RH
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
High Hedge Complaint
As published by the council, reference 25/01750/HHE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01750/HHE
- Type
- High Hedges
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Thurnby And Houghton
- Parish
- Thurnby
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LE7 9RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Harborough
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24 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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