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26/01421/PRUTPO - Application for Works to Protected Tree Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum) - Selectively reduce lateral branches overhanging the main dwelling to provide suitable clearance from the property. Crown raise by removing the lowest two lateral limbs extending over the neighbouring garden to improve clearance and reduce encroachment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
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Consultation
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Plan Plan · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG Photo Photo · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo Photo · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Northumberland Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: North Northumberland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special area of conservation about 107 m away: North Northumberland Dunes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 107 m away: Alnmouth Saltmarsh and Dunes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 53 m away: Alnmouth; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 21 m away: The County of Northumberland (Wellfield No. 2, Alnmouth) Tree Preservation Order 1973 - Area 1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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 £148,000 in October 2000. Detached house, freehold.

23 October 2000£148,000

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
NE66 3NN
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Longhoughton
Parish
Alnmouth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 May 2026
Decision
Permit Tree Works
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bishop Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 20 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
293decided in the last year

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-14871651
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871651
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
18 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Proposed single storey rear extension and living room extension with entrance porch.
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Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Northumberland (County) decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #158 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #178 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #167 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #210 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
223 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
36 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
71 decided
2,013
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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