Glenton 4 Rainton Grove Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8JT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T41 Beech - 6 foot reduction and thinning by approx 20%, remove overcrowded and crossing branches T42 Weeping Willow - 6 foot reduction and thinning by approx 20%, remove overcrowded and crossing branches Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- DH5 8JT
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Houghton South And Hetton Downs
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 45 days from validation, about the council's usual 44 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15158562
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15158562
- Consultation
- 18 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sunderland ranks #99 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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