Planning application
24/00113/TPO
Loudoun House Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
Proposal
Removal of two trees (silver birch and cherry) Protected by an Area Tree Preservation Order TPO/459
As published by the council, reference 24/00113/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jan 2024
Received by North West Leicestershire
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29 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Mar 2024
Decision issued: Application Refused
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22 Jul 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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23/00989/DIS Granted
Loudoun House Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
The approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (Land Contamination), 6 (Verification investigation), 7 (Tree and Hedgerow Protection) and 22 (Traffic Management Plan) relating to planning permission reference 19/02453/FULM
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23/01319/VCUM Granted
Loudoun House Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
Demolition of existing care home and redevelopment of site to erect a new secure residential institution care facility (use class C2A secure hospital) with parking, to vary conditions 2, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of planning permission 19/02453/FULM to amend the roof design and car parking and retain the existing vehicular access
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19/02453/FULM Granted
Loudoun House Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
Demolition of existing care home and redevelopment of site to erect a new secure residential institution care facility (use class C2A secure hospital) with parking
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23/00091/TPO Granted
Ashby Court Care Home Tamworth Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PX
Works to 1no. Lime tree (T4) (Protected by Tree Preservation Order T57/T1)
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23/00397/FUL Refused
20 Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
Erection of a first floor front extension, provision of off-road parking, vehicular access and associated external alterations
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23/00401/CLP Granted
20 Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use for a vehicular access and associated parking provision
Other trees applications
In North West Leicestershire
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26/00943/TCOM Granted
12 St Michaels Drive Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2JA
T3: Crown reduction by a combination of thinning and shortening of branches. Remove epicormic growth up to 5 metres. T4: Crown reduction by a combination of thinning and shortening of branches. Remove epicormic growth up to 5 metres. Previously approval has been given for a 30% reduction in the crowns of both trees (2026/TPO/0080/LCC)
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26/00937/TCA Awaiting decision
Land At Hemington Lane Hemington Lane Lockington DE74 2RJ
Remove 1no. Ash Tree (TG2) close to ground level and treat stumps with herbicide to inhibit regrowth (Unprotected tree in a Conservation Area)
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26/00942/TCA Awaiting decision
14 Raunstone Close Ravenstone Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2DN
Works to crown reduce 1no. Cherry Plum tree by 2 metres and thin the branches by 20 percent (Unprotected Tree in a Conservation Area)
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26/00933/TCOM Granted
19 St Michaels Close Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1ES
Only T3 is a protected tree. T3 Lime tree again remove lower growth to main stem as previously done to give 2m clearance of the property and the roof (2026/TPO/0077/LCC)
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26/00903/TPO Awaiting decision
2A Main Street Hemington Derby DE74 2RB
Works to fell 1no Silver Birch Tree (Protected by Tree Preservation Order)