Planning application
Sewage Treatment Works - Access Track Geeston Road Ketton Rutland PE9 3RH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prune back the limbs by 1.5-2m from the building to appropriate pruning points of 2no mature Maple trees growing along the edge of the access track. Also sever the ivy as close to the base of each tree as possible. A second cut will be made around 750mm higher and the ivy between the cuts removed to create a gap. The remaining ivy will be left in situ to die back naturally.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0536/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0536/CAT
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ketton Ward
- Parish
- Ketton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- PE9 3RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Rutland
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
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Ground Control Ltd Agent, registered in Billericay
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- CONSULTEE - PARISH COUNCIL
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- LOCATION PLAN AND PHOTOS OF TREE 1 AND 2
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rutland granted permission on 3 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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