Townfoot Farmhouse Lesbury Townfoot Farm Road Lesbury Northumberland NE66 3AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02468/TREECA Approved

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Mature Lime - Extensive rot at the base, proposed work to reduce the tree to a 6 to 7mtr stem Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Approved

16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Northumberland Coast 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.

Lesbury 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 coast: North Northumberland

A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.

Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.

Special protection area 174 m away: Northumberland Marine

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: 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

Inside the Lesbury built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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 2

Last sold for £1,250,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

7 January 2026£1,250,000

16 August 2017£875,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Postcode: NE66 3AZ
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 13 Jul 2026
Target decision: 8 Aug 2026
Decision: No Objection
Decision date: 16 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 32 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one3d

Council35d

UK36d

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-15079115

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024

Caldy 5 Croftlands Lesbury Northumberland NE66 3QW

Demolition of existing summerhouse and playhouse within garden. Construction of garden ou…

24/02044/FUL 14 Jun 2024

2024

3 Croftlands Lesbury Northumberland NE66 3QW

Erection of a porch to front elevation

24/01642/FUL 16 May 2024

2024

Caldy 5 Croftlands Lesbury Northumberland NE66 3QW

Demolition of existing summerhouse and playhouse within garden and construction of garden…

24/00449/FUL 12 Feb 2024

2024

Tide View Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AZ

Trees in a Conservation Area: Sycamore - cut down all branches but leave trunk standing.

24/00354/TREECA 2 Feb 2024

2023 Approved

Holme House Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AZ

Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Mature Sycamore - maximum overall reduction of 20% is…

23/00037/TREECA 20 Feb 2023

2021 Approved

The Annexe Tide View Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AZ

Retrospective Change of Use from Self-Contained Annex to Tourism Accommodation

21/03534/FUL 21 Jan 2022

2019

Sunnybrae Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AZ

Trees in a Conservation Area: Removal of Leylandlli hedge

19/00208/TREECA 21 Jan 2019

2017 Withdrawn

Townfoot Farmhouse Lesbury Townfoot Farm Road Lesbury NE66 3AZ

Certificate of Lawful Development of an Existing Use - Veranda to the side and rear of th…

17/01490/CLEXIS 18 May 2017

2017 Approved

The Croft Longhoughton Road Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AT

Trees in a Conservation Area: Removal of one Cypress tree

17/00076/TREECA 16 Feb 2017

2016 Approved

4 Croftlands Lesbury NE66 3QW

Construction of proposed detached garage

16/01252/FUL 3 Jun 2016

2016 Approved

2 Townfoot Farm Cottages Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AZ

Works to trees in a Conservation Area: removal of all small trees & bushes

16/01119/TREECA 11 May 2016

Northumberland (County)

Planning Authority Score

3.8/10

Below average

#207 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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