Planning application
Morcott Hall 10 High Street Morcott Rutland LE15 9DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Weeping willow - Reduce to framework scaffold branches at approximately 4m above ground level. Following a large limb failure and previous history of heavy reduction the tree is now unbalanced and vulnerable to further failures.
As published by the council, reference 2025/1101/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1101/CAT
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Braunston & Martinsthorpe Ward
- Parish
- Morcott Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LE15 9DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Rutland
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Hill-fort Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Stamford
Active · incorporated 2015 · Stamford
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Rutland granted permission on 15 October 2025, 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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