Evergreen Manor Road Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire CW3 9PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00161/TWA - Tree Works to TPO Tree(s) Approved

Proposal

The tree in question is a silver birch located at the rear of property close to the house just in the border of the customers lawn. The work we would like to carry out is full removal of the silver birch using rope and harness to climb and rigging equipment to safely cut it down to as low as possible, this is for multiple reasons; The first of which is that the tree itself has grown on a steep embankment that falls away quite severely to the neighbours garden and as recent weather conditions have been both wet and windy then the customer is worried if the tree comes down it could cause damage to either their or their neighbours property. The tree is also covered in ivy which adds significant weight to branches and the trunk which if left will continue to grow around the tree and increase the risk of breakages and damage to the house and electric cables below. Finally the customer has relayed worries to me that some of the branches are now starting to get too close to the house so before this becomes an issue we would like to prevent it. There is already a smaller silver birch close to the base of the tree on the right hand side we are looking to cut down so the customer has mentioned they are happy to keep that or would plant a replacement tree if needed of the same species in a different area of the garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Approved
5 May 2026

Approved on 5 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Tree preservation order about 8 m away; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Madeley Park built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2

Last sold for £355,000 in March 2019. Detached house, freehold.

8 March 2019£355,000
24 April 2015£295,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works to TPO Tree(s)
Postcode
CW3 9PT
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Maer & Whitmore
Parish
Whitmore
Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Baileys Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 6 days slower than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 54 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14733794
Planning Portal ref
PP-14733794
Statutory expiry
17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

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