Planning application
Highfields Adventure Playground, Spinney Hill Park, Mere Road
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of the felling of one (1) tree with tree preservation order (TPO 16032)
As published by the council, reference 20260385
Application record
- Reference
- 20260385
- Type
- Control of works to protected trees
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Conditional approval
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Spinney Hills
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Mar 2026
Received by Leicester
-
24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Conditional approval
-
9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leicester granted permission on 5 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
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