Land To The South West Of Clara Vale Methodist Church Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/00589/TREE - Works to Tree in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell two Ash trees located on land adjacent Clara Vale Methodist Church. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 3 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 462.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Clara Vale CA 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 139 m away: Clara Vale
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: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Clara Vale War Memorial, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI about 485 m away: Close House Riverside SSSI; Priority habitat about 12 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 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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3 Sept 2026Decided

4 Edington Gardens Ryton NE40 3SS

Tree works at 4 Edington Gardens. Tree to be removed in full.

DC/26/00689/TREE

Important details

Council
Gateshead
Application type
Works to Tree in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NE40 3SW
Received
23 Jul 2025
Validated
23 Jul 2025
Ward
Crawcrook And Greenside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harding's Tree Services

Decision outlook

Day 462, past the statutory target. 89% of tree and landscaping works in Gateshead are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 462406 days past the 56-day target
28%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
129decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
6 East View Ryton NE40 3SP
Tree works at 6 East View Ryton
DC/25/01024/TREE
2024 Approved
Land Adjacent To Clara Vale Community Centre Stannerford Road
To fell two Sycamore trees located in the hedgerow located on land adjacent to the Clara…
DC/24/00363/TREE
2023 Approved
1 Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Erection of detached garage to side / rear of the propery
DC/23/01094/HHA
2021 Approved
5 East View Ryton NE40 3SP
Proposed rear extension (as amended 21.01.22)
DC/21/01362/HHA
2021 Approved
Land To The South Of Clara Vale Village Hall South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SY
Erection of a timber framed stable block comprising two stables to shelter horses and ass…
DC/21/01024/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
17 West View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SR
APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR RELEVANT DEMOLITION IN A CONSERVATION AREA: Propo…
DC/20/00992/CON
2019 Approved
1 Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Discharge of condition 3 ( Sample of Materials) of planning approval DC/19/00995/HHA
19/00995/DOC1
2019 Approved
1 Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Demolition of existing two storey side extension and construction of two storey side exte…
DC/19/00995/HHA
2019 Approved
1 Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Demolition of existing two storey side extension and construction of two storey side exte…
DC/19/00036/HHA
2018 Approved
13 West View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SR
Single storey rear extension
DC/18/01104/HHA
2017 Approved
16 West View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SR
Detached garage and sun room to front
DC/17/01074/HHA
2017 Approved
19 West View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SR
Single storey garden studio in front garden
DC/17/01172/HHA
2017 Approved
War Memorial East View Clara Vale Ryton
General refurbishment of War Memorial including inscription of missing casualty name (as…
DC/17/00531/LBC
2016 Approved
Clara Vale Methodist Church Adjacent Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Proposed refurbishment of existing dwelling (metal clad chapel element of the former Clar…
DC/16/01334/HHA
2016 Approved
7 East View Ryton NE40 3SP
Single storey rear extension (amended plans received 22.12.2016).
DC/16/01260/HHA
2016 Withdrawn
Clara Vale Methodist Church Adjacent Edington Cottages Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SW
Change of use from dwelling house to mixed use including tea room with cyclist/walker bun…
DC/16/00543/COU
Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#255 of 296 councils
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Gateshead decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #130 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #107 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #289 of 296
67%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #282 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
24 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
37 decided
482
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings