St Helens Church, Church Road, Churchtown, Darley Dale, DE4 2GL
Approved on 21 July 2026
Council decision: TPO: Consent Granted
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Proposal
1 x Lawson cypress (T1) - Crown lift branches overhanging and touching church roof by up to 2 metres and reduction of single branch extending beyond main canopy to suitable growth point (branche visible in application photo 1)
- Received
- 17 July 2026
- Council
- Derbyshire County Council
- Ward
- Derwent Valley
- ReceivedReceived17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated20 Jul
- Consult.Consultation21 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Jul
Decided in 1 day (council typically 28)
About this application
This is a tree application at ST HELENS CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, DARLEY DALE, DE4 2GL. Derbyshire has handled 103 applications of this type. This one was decided in 4 days, 3 weeks quicker than Derbyshire's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Derwent Valley. We hold 1,120 applications in total for the DE4 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
- DE4 2GL
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Darley Dale
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 21 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 Apr
Works to ancient yew tree comprising:, , Prune to reduce northern stem by approximately 3m - 4.5m from…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application2026/4524/TPO - 202617 Apr
5-day notification to carry out exempt works to 1x ancient yew tree under Regulation 14(1)(c) The Town and…
RefusedTree Preservation Order 5 Day Notice2026/4522/TP5 - 202110 Mar
Discharge of condition 2 of application 20/01211/LBALT
Discharged Conditions in PartDischarge of conditions20/01211/DCOND - 200822 Jan
Erection of timber boundary fence 1500 mm high on front elevation to new disabled access (County App…
ApprovedCounty Matter08/00050/CM
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