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26/03177/TREECA - Work to Trees in a Conservation Area Registered
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 (Himalayan Birch) Crown reduction height by up to 2.5m, reduce sides by up to 1m and shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Oct 2026 and 18 Oct 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG WANSBECK SKETCH PLAN Location Plan · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Public footpath 6 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Kirkwhelpington conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 6 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 819 m away: Ray II Wind Farm, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Northumberland (County)
Application type
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NE19 2RT
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bellingham
Parish
Kirkwhelpington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BR Tree Care

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
290decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199681
Planning Portal ref
PP-15199681
Neighbours
9 Sept 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell 1 apple tree
24/02621/TREECA
2022 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area: Austrian Pine - fell.
22/03334/TREECA
2022 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area: Ash tree affected by die back - fell.
22/03087/TREECA
2018 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area - Fell No3 Austrian Firs to reduce interference with power l…
18/03676/TREECA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
Ingledew Kirkwhelpington Northumberland NE19 2RT
Trees in a Conservation Area: Remove 6 large conifer trees
24/02686/TREECA
2024
Barts Cottage Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Listed Building Consent to construct a two bay oak framed car port with grey slate roof a…
24/01567/LBC
2023
Kirkwhelpington Memorial Hall Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Single storey pitched roof extension; Internal reconfiguration; Improved landscaping; Rel…
23/04242/FUL
2023 Approved
Ingledew Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Trees in a Conservation Area: 8 leylandi conifers - Fell.
23/02708/TREECA
2023 Approved
2 The Green Kirkwhelpington Northumberland NE19 2RU
Trees in a Conservation Area: - Fell one cherry tree and replace with Victoria Plum Tree
23/00582/TREECA
2022 Approved
St Bartholomew's Church Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
T1, T2, and T3. Overgrown leyland cypress (cupressus x leylandii) - Fell.
22/03842/TREECA
2019 Approved
Wansbeck House U5008 Kirkwhelpington Main Road Through Village Kirkwhelpington NE19 2RT
Trees in a Conservation Area. T1 - Betula Lutea, T2 - Hawthorn and T3 - Unknown (Crown Li…
19/02695/TREECA
2018 Approved
St Bartholomew's Church Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Tree Preservation Order application: Sycamore (Trees 1 & 2) Crown lifting - remove scaffo…
18/04333/PRUTPO
2018 Approved
Ingledew Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Works to trees in a Conservation Area - Fell one Conifer (T1), remove branch of one Prunu…
18/03320/TREECA
2018 Withdrawn
The Manse Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne NE19 2RT
Proposed removal of existing single storey link and replacement with two storey link, cre…
18/00881/FUL
2017 Approved
Old School House Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Proposed construction of wooden summerhouse in garden
17/03349/FUL
2016 Approved
Land Adjacent To The Hollies Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
The height of the hedge restricts the light entering applicants sitting room and resultin…
16/02047/HED
2016 Approved
Burnside View Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RT
Crown reduction by 30-35% to 1no. ash and 3no. sycamore trees
16/01568/TREECA
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.