Wild Goose Cottage Front Street Alston CA9 3SH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1457/TCA - Tree in Conservation Area Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1-Cyprus conifer to remove. T2 - Ash to remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Oct 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Site Location Plan Document · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG Mixed/Combined Plan Sketch plan · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - No Personal Data Document · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

North Pennines National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Alston 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Alston
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Nature recovery project: East of Eden; Inside the Alston 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 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 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

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Application type
Tree in Conservation Area
Postcode
CA9 3SH
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Sept 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Alston Moor
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 33.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
233decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and sub…
2025/2289/HOU
2025 Approved
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and sub…
2025/2289/HOU
2025 Approved
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree…
2025/2479/TCA
2025 Approved
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree…
2025/2479/TCA
2025 Approved
Headmasters House Front Street Alston CA9 3SQ
Change of use of vacant land to create additional garden and installation of fencing, rai…
2025/0288/FPA
2025 Approved
Headmasters House Front Street Alston CA9 3SQ
Change of use of vacant land to create additional garden and installation of fencing, rai…
2025/0288/FPA
2025 Approved
Aldenstone Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Conservation area tree works application; 3no Cypress trees to be reduced / pruned b…
2025/1449/TCA
2025 Approved
Aldenstone Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Conservation area tree works application; 3no Cypress trees to be reduced / pruned b…
2025/1449/TCA
2025 Approved
Mill Race House Front Street ALSTON CA9 3SQ
Retrospective change of use of dwelling (class C3) to holiday let (Sui Generis).
2025/0685/FPA
2025 Approved
Mill Race House Front Street ALSTON CA9 3SQ
Retrospective change of use of dwelling (class C3) to holiday let (Sui Generis).
2025/0685/FPA
2024 Approved
2-3 Overburn ALSTON CA9 3SH
S211 notice - Evergreen - prune branches obstructing street light.
2024/1844/TCA
2024 Approved
2-3 Overburn ALSTON CA9 3SH
S211 notice - Evergreen - prune branches obstructing street light.
2024/1844/TCA
2023 Approved
Lawn Cottage Overburn ALSTON CA9 3SH
Removal of one Yew tree within a conservation area.
23/0634
2022 Approved
AMBLE COTTAGE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Replacement of existing timber windows and doors with uPVC windows and composite doors.
22/0660
2022 Approved
AMBLE COTTAGE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
Replacement of existing timber windows and doors with uPVC windows and composite doors.
22/0660
2022 Withdrawn
THE HUNDY, ALSTON, CA9 3SG
Use of land for the siting of camping pods.
22/0142
2022 Approved
NORTH VIEW, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Retrospective application for replacement uPVC windows.
22/0481
2022 Approved
2 BURNLEIGH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3SQ
Replacement of timber windows and external doors with wood grain uPVC windows and composi…
22/0366
2022 Approved
1 BURNLEIGH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CUMBRIA, CA9 3SQ
Replacement of existing timber windows with uPVC with wood grain effect in pale green to…
22/0234
2022 Approved
ALBERT COTTAGE, TOWNHEAD, ALSTON, CA9 3SL
T1. Sycamore - small crown reduction 20% and few branches, crown lift. T2. Sycamore - sma…
22/0054
2017 Approved
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Proposed Conversion of 1 No. 2 bedroom house into 1 No. 2 bedroom house and 1 No. 1 bedro…
17/0060
2016 Withdrawn
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Conversion of 1 no. 2 bedroom house into 2 no. 2 bedroom houses including alterations and…
16/0942
2016 Withdrawn
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Conversion of 1 no. 2 bedroom house into 2 no. 2 bedroom houses including alterations and…
16/0942
2016 Withdrawn
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Subdivision into two separate dwellings with demolition and rebuild of NW gable to reduce…
16/0318
2016 Withdrawn
BROOK HOUSE, OVERBURN, ALSTON, CA9 3SH
Subdivision into two separate dwellings with demolition and rebuild of NW gable to reduce…
16/0318
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 296. 52% 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
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Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings