Planning Application Details - NP/TCA/1025/0997

The tree is a Norway Spruce. It is dead. The tree has had a thick rope tied round its trunk for several years by unknown previous occupants of Dale Fields. This rope has completely cut through the bark all round the trunk 1m from ground level: in effect, it has been ring-barked. There are no signs of life above or below this damage: no shoots, no sprouts. All the needles have been shed. The tree is located approximately 4m of the public highway and within 1.5m of public access routes to Dale Fields and neighbouring Dale Farm. As it becomes more brittle and structurally unsound over time it will lose branches and possibly fall over. In addition, its sad, brown, dead state does not contribute to the historic or current quality of Grindon Conservation area. If it were in a safer location it could be felled and left to decay naturally, but I feel removal is necessary. Replacement would both enhance scope for biodiversity and the aesthetics of the site. I am happy to plant a suitable alternative.

Application Details

Reference: NP/TCA/1025/0997
Address: DALE FIELDS WEAGS BRIDGE ROAD GRINDON ST13 7TP
Postcode: ST13 7TP
Local Authority: Peak District
Application Type: Trees
Scale / Size: Small
Status: Permitted
Parish: Grindon

Key Dates

Date Validated: 2025-10-07
Date Submitted: 2025-10-07
Target Decision Date: 2025-11-18

Decision

Decision: Accept
Decided By: Delegated
Case Officer: See source

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14382882
Coordinates: 53.08636, -1.870694

Planning Constraints Identified

This application matches the following planning constraint categories:

Heritage & Conservation