Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Loudoun House Ridgway Road Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 2PJ

Refused North West Leicestershire 24/00113/TPO Works Affecting TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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

Application record

Reference
24/00113/TPO
Type
Works Affecting TPO Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
25 Jan 2024
Validated
29 Jan 2024
Decided
11 Mar 2024
Ward
Ashby Willesley
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
LE65 2PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the North West Leicestershire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 11 Jan 2024 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 4 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 10 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jan 2024

    Received by North West Leicestershire

  2. 29 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

David Swann Architect Agent, an architecture practice

5 applications on PlanIndex

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

  • NEW REFUSAL TPO Decision · 11 Mar 2024
  • TYLER Public Comment · 25 Feb 2024
  • MEAHAN Public Comment · 25 Feb 2024
  • ASHBY TOWN COUNCIL Consultation Response · 20 Feb 2024
  • BAYLISS Public Comment · 19 Feb 2024
  • BAYLISS Public Comment · 19 Feb 2024
  • BOOTH Public Comment · 16 Feb 2024
  • LITTLER Public Comment · 14 Feb 2024
  • WILLESLEY ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION Public Comment · 14 Feb 2024
  • HILL Public Comment · 12 Feb 2024
  • JONES Public Comment · 12 Feb 2024
  • BAYLISS Public Comment · 09 Feb 2024
  • WHITE Public Comment · 08 Feb 2024
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 25 Jan 2024
  • SUPPORTING STATEMENT Report · 25 Jan 2024
  • ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY REPORT AND METHOD STATEMENT Report · 25 Jan 2024

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this refusal means

North West Leicestershire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

In North West Leicestershire

  • 26/00960/TCA Granted

    53 Mill Street Packington Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1WN

    Works to 1no Sycamore to crown raise to 5m, 1no Ash Tree to remove deadwood and remove lowest lateral back to stem, 1no Ash Tree to remove 2 lowest lateral branches back to stem and 4no Silver Birch Trees to prune south and east branches by 2m (Unprotected tree in a Conservation Area)

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01243/TPO Awaiting decision

    6 Smithy Lane Long Whatton Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5BE

    Works to 1no Damson Tree to carry out selective crown reduction and reshaping (Protected by Tree Preservation Order)

    Received 26 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01223/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Mulberry Gardens Kegworth Derby DE74 2EW

    Works to 1no Scots Pine to remove lower limb over footpath, 1no Scots Pine to remove lowest limb and crown reduce by 2.5m from tip, 1no Scots Pine to crown reduce by 3m from tip, 1no Scots Pine to remove dead branch, 1no Scots Pine to crown reduce by 1.2m from tips and 1no Hawthorn to remove lowest limb above path (Protected by Tree Preservation Order)

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01237/TCOM Granted

    3 Brendon Way Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire LE65 1EY

    Lime tree request to cut back regrowth that was previously cut around 4 years ago simlar to our neighbours. Remove lower growth around the main stem (back to the trunk of the tree) to a height of 10-15m (2026/TPO/0108/LCC)

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01206/TPO Awaiting decision

    Coleorton Hall Estate Coleorton Coalville Leicestershire LE67 8FA

    Fell 17 dead trees comprising 11 Sycamore, 2 Beech, 2 Silver Birch, 1 Sweet Chestnut, 1 Scots Pine and 1 Ash. Fell 1 storm-damaged Silver Birch (Tree 22) that is beyond recovery and thin Sycamore group (Tree 12) as part of approved woodland thinning works. Remedial pruning works to Black Mulberry (Tree 14), Lebanese Cedar (Tree 15), Holly (Tree 17), Holm Oak (Tree 18), Lime (Tree 19) and Sycamore (Tree 35) to remove broken branches and make good damaged branch ends. Path clearance works to Sweet Chestnut (Tree 31) and Ash (Tree 34) to provide approximately 2m clearance over footpaths (Protected by Tree Preservation Order 159)

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Trees