The Elms Hepscott Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6LN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order Application: T4 Sycamore - Remove branches and reduce the height to a manageable level, T5 Oak - Remove overhanging branches Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Jul 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 6
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £440,000 in July 2002. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- Application for Works to Protected Tree
- Postcode
- NE61 6LN
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Choppington & Hepscott
- Parish
- Hepscott
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 May 2026
- Decision
- Permit Tree Works
- Decision date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 14 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14850326
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14850326
- Consultation
- 3 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Northumberland (County) ranks #167 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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