69 Newgate Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02285/TREECA - Work to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Ash - fell twin leadered Ash suffering from Ash Dieback Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 69, Newgate Street
List entry 1156124 · 2 m away · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 14 Grade II)
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 ↗
Morpeth 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 342 m away: Carlisle Park; Scheduled monument 248 m away: Bell tower or clock tower; Inside the Morpeth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £280,000 in July 2007. Terraced house, freehold.

26 July 2007£280,000
15 July 1999£88,500
9 May 1996£75,000

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
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
NE61 1AY
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Town & Country Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, 13 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
269decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14998160
Env. assessment
No
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

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

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