The White Cottage 6 Chapel Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2PR
Pending
26/00467/TCA
Description
Fell T1 & T2, Cypress trees
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QD
T1,T2,T3-Maple trees - Reduce and reshape, by removing up to 3.5 metres of growth to suit…
2025
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QD
T1,T2,T3-Maple trees - Reduce and reshape, by removing up to 3.5 metres of growth to suit…
2024
Approved
Stone Villa 96 High Street Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QB
T1 - Horse Chesnut - Fell T2 - Lime tree - Fell T8 - Sever Ivy and re-inspect, repollard…
2024
Approved
Stone Villa 96 High Street Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QB
T1 - Horse Chesnut - Fell T2 - Lime tree - Fell T8 - Sever Ivy and re-inspect, repollard…
2024
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QD
Removal of 4 Acer Drummondii trees.
2024
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QD
Removal of 4 Acer Drummondii trees.
2024
Approved
The Limes 94 High Street Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QB
1 metre crown reduction to T2 - Large sycamore.
2024
Approved
The Limes 94 High Street Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2QB
1 metre crown reduction to T2 - Large sycamore.
2024
Approved
92 High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2QB
Reduction in height and spread of T1 - Holly tree proportionate with adjacent property an…
2024
Approved
92 High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2QB
Reduction in height and spread of T1 - Holly tree proportionate with adjacent property an…
2023
Approved
Charity House 7 Chapel Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2PR
Elm, conifer and beech hedges to be trimmed back to shape: maximum height reduction 1 met…
2023
Approved
Charity House 7 Chapel Lane Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2PR
Elm, conifer and beech hedges to be trimmed back to shape: maximum height reduction 1 met…
2022
Approved
Somerby Memorial Hall 57 High Street Somerby Leicestershire LE14 2PZ
Extension to Somerby Memorial Hall to provide storage and ancillary accommodation
2022
Withdrawn
Somerby Primary School High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2PZ
Recovering of the existing slate roof with existing and reclaimed slates for installation…
2022
Withdrawn
Somerby Primary School High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2PZ
Recovering of the existing slate roof with existing and reclaimed slates for installation…
2022
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby LE14 2QD
T1-Maple tree - Reduce and reshape by not more than 5 metres T2-Prunus tree - Reduce and…
2022
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby LE14 2QD
T1-Maple tree - Reduce and reshape by not more than 5 metres T2-Prunus tree - Reduce and…
2020
Approved
Somerby Methodist Church High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2PZ
Conversion of Former Methodist Church to a 3 Bedroom Dwelling
2020
Withdrawn
90 High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2QB
Retrospective Planning Application for a Timber Panelled fence set in concrete posts with…
2020
Withdrawn
90 High Street Somerby Melton Mowbray LE14 2QB
Retrospective Planning Application for a Timber Panelled fence set in concrete posts with…
2017
Withdrawn
Burley 1 Chapel Lane Somerby LE14 2PR
Two storey extension and single storey extension to cottage.
2016
Approved
Manor Farm Cottage 10 Manor Lane Somerby LE14 2QD
G1 - Maple - Reduce each individual tree by up to 1m in spread and proportionately in hei…
2016
Approved
Charity House 7 Chapel Lane Somerby LE14 2PR
Large Conifer (T1) Fell because of excess shading and low amenity. Bottom branches dead…
2016
Approved
Charity House 7 Chapel Lane Somerby LE14 2PR
Large Conifer (T1) Fell because of excess shading and low amenity. Bottom branches dead…
2016
Approved
Charity House 7 Chapel Lane Somerby LE14 2PR
(T 1) & (T3) Crown reduction of Two Laburnums. (T3) Crown reduction of Eucalyptus. (T4) S…
Melton
Planning Authority Score
2.5/10
Poor
#249 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Melton is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #292 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 80% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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Melton decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #22 of 292
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 292
7%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #292 of 292
80%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #291 of 292
94%
Minor dwellings approved
49 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
6 decided
293
Total decisions
14 refused in 2025