The Leys, 111 Derby Road, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE4 3RN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/4654/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved

Proposal

T1 – Conifer (Field Boundary), , Proposed Works: Fell the Conifer tree to as close to ground level as practicable. , T2 – Ornamental Conifer (Adjacent to Front Door), , Proposed Works: Fell the ornamental Conifer tree to as close to ground level as practicable. , T3 – Conifer (Driveway), , Proposed Works: Fell the Conifer tree located adjacent to the driveway to as close to ground level as practicable. , T4 – Cherry Tree, , Proposed Works: Carry out an overall crown reduction of approximately 1–3 metres, reducing the height and lateral spread of the canopy. Pruning cuts will be made back to suitable secondary growth points, retaining a natural, balanced canopy in keeping with the species and avoiding excessive pruning or unnecessary removal of live growth. , Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

World heritage site: Derwent Valley Mills
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve about 177 m away: Cromford Canal
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI about 177 m away: Cromford Canal 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 26 m away: Cromford; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Cromford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 18 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
DE4 3RN
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Parish
Cromford
Case officer
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Decision
TPO: Consent Granted
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decided in 1 days from validation, 11 days faster than Derbyshire County Council's median of 12 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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