County Hall Smedley Street Matlock Derbyshire Data via plota.co.uk

T/26/00203/TCA - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Reduce 1no. beech tree to a height of 3 metres and cut back low branches to 5no. beech trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Derbyshire Dales's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Smedley's Hydropathic (County Council Offices), Grade II, about 28 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 ↗
Matlock Bank 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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more 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
Inside the Matlock 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 20 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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Received
19 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Matlock West
Parish
Matlock Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Derbyshire county Council

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Derbyshire Dales usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
213decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15301875
Planning Portal ref
PP-15301875
Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Derbyshire Dales
Planning Authority Score
5.8/10
Average
#110 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Derbyshire Dales ranks #121 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Derbyshire Dales decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #129 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #127 of 296
70%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #121 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #127 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
85 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
4 decided
486
Total decisions
52 refused in the year to March 2026