7 Highfield Road, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5HS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1610/01/TPO - Works to Protected Trees Pending Consideration

Proposal

TPO Application: Trim overhanging branches (.T93). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Newcastle upon Tyne's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 7 m away: Highfield Road, Westerhope; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 2

Last sold for £332,500 in September 2016. Detached house, freehold.

15 September 2016£332,500
12 December 1996£100,000

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
Works to Protected Trees
Postcode
NE5 5HS
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Denton and Westerhope
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Newcastle upon Tyne usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
86%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
276decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle upon Tyne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #113 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #86 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #205 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #165 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
70 decided
1,005
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.