Planning application
1A Chapel Close Empingham Rutland LE15 8BX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
(T1)(T2)(T3) 3 no. lime trees to be crown raised to 4m in height.
As published by the council, reference 2026/1313/PTA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1313/PTA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 20 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Normanton Ward
- Parish
- Empingham Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LE15 8BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2026
Received by Rutland
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22 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rutland took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Special Branch Tree Services LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rutland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rutland's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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