Planning application
The Old Post Office Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reduce crown by 5ft which is 1/3 of the height.
As published by the council, reference 26/0981/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0981/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- LN4 2EW
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Kesteven register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022.
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22/1491/TCA Decided
The Old Post Office Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Western Red Cedar - fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by North Kesteven
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10 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Kesteven took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Kesteven for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Kesteven decided tree works applications in a median of 38 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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Otters Halt Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Cherry Blossom - fell
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Maple Cottage Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Acacia - reduce to 6m height amd 4m spread; T2 Eucalyptus - reduce to 6m height
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Winslow House Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Beech (Fagus sylvatica ) . A combination of five young trees, we believe formally planted as a hedge. We wish to crown reduce by around one third. Retain the overall shape of the tree, but prune to a better size for the space available. Crown reduce. T2 Damson (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia ) . Remove the tree and replant with another damson. Cut to ground level. T3 Damson (Prunus domestica insititia).The majority of the tree has died and my customer wishes to remove the tree and replant with the same species. Cut to ground level.
Decided Trees 9 docs -
The Beck Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Silver Birch - fell; T2 Robinia - crown reduction of up to 2m in height; T3 Leylandii hedge - fell
Decided Trees 3 docs -
The Old Post Office Middle Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2EW
T1 Western Red Cedar - fell
Decided Trees 13 docs -
Dunston House Front Street Dunston Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 2ES
Removal of contorted willow
Decided Trees 3 docs
Other tree works applications
In North Kesteven
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26/1093/TPO Awaiting decision
8 Skayman Fields Carlton Le Moorland Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 9GN
T1 - Norway Maple - reduce back by 3m
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26/1096/TCA Awaiting decision
Orchard House 10 Church Lane Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0EG
T5 - Tulip tree - remove lateral back to the main union
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26/1094/TPO Awaiting decision
Orchard House 10 Church Lane Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0EG
T3 - Horse chestnut - Crown lift to 3m. Removal of branches less than 3cm in diameter T2 - Sycamore - Removal of long low lateral branch to the east back of main union.
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26/1085/TCA Awaiting decision
Old Rectory North Lane Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0EH
T1 - Weeping Willow - pollard tree to previous pollard points. T2 - Ash - reduce length of branch with Inonotus hispidus (and strip canker wound) by approximately 5 m. Reduce remaining canopy in line with red line on image provided.
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26/1086/TCA Awaiting decision
Millbrook Cottage 27 Clint Lane Navenby Lincoln Lincolnshire LN5 0EX
G1 - 6x plum/hawthorn - remove T1 - plum - remove T2 - hawthorn - reduce in height by 1.5m. G2 - ash/sycamore/leylandii - prune back branches to boundary.