Ash Tree House the Drivegreathamhartlepoolts25 2HH Data via plota.co.uk

H/2026/0238 - Tree Works - TPO Approved

Proposal

Tree works to a T2 of TPO 191 tree to remove 1no. Ash tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Greatham 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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10 and 12, Front Street, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 11 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Tees Estuary Recovering Nature (TERN); Inside the Greatham (Hartlepool) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1648 m away: East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline, 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. 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 Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Hartlepool
Application type
Tree Works - TPO
Postcode
TS25 2HH
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ashter House, The Drive

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 5 days slower than Hartlepool's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Hartlepool
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#223 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hartlepool is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #227 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) 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
Hartlepool decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #55 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #129 of 296
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #227 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #240 of 296
91%
Minor dwellings approved
11 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
12 decided
224
Total decisions
15 refused in the year to March 2026