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14A Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GY

2026/4539/TPOTree Preservation Order ApplicationApproved

Approved on 21 May 2026

Council decision: TPO: Consent Granted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Beech - Fell T1 to ground level with use of a crane - all waste to be removed. T2 (Oak) and T3 (Sycamore) - Reduce canopies of T2 and T3 by up to 2m, leaving a balanced crown and removing all waste. , , I have visited the property on Wirksworth Road a number of times to inspect the Beech tree (T1) and to discuss options with Mr Rafferty. On the 16th February 2026 I produced a Tree Condition Report that recommended T1 be removed in full, including stump grinding where appropriate. This report is attached to the application to evidence my justification and reasons for applying. , The tree is protected by Derbyshire County Council and there is an ongoing case regarding it, the reference for which is - DCC Ref: 0219435 & 0163817. ,

Received
1 May 2026
Ward
Alport and Derwent
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 15 days (council typically 28)

About this application

This is a tree application at 14A Wirksworth Road, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4GY. Derbyshire has handled 103 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 8 days quicker than Derbyshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Alport and Derwent. We hold 1,595 applications in total for the DE56 postcode area.

93% of trees applications at Derbyshire County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 4 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DE56 4GY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Duffield
District
Amber Valley

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2026
Consultation expiry
21 May 2026
Consultation end
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Tabernacle, West Hallam Industrial Estate, Cat & Fiddle Lane, Ilkeston, DE7 6HE

Publicity

Site notice end
21 May 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Derbyshire

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