5 Sheephill Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne16 6na
Approved on 22 December 2005
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Felling of one lawson cypress tree (section 211 notice)
- Received
- 18 October 2005
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Burnopfield and Dipton
- ReceivedReceived18 Oct
- ValidatedValidated2 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Dec
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 Sheephill Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne16 6na. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Burnopfield conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,520 applications in total for the NE16 postcode area.
90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- NE16 6NA
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 November 2005
- Target decision date
- 13 December 2005
- Committee meeting
- 14 December 2005
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mr J P Brett
- Agent address
- Mr J P Brett 5 Sheephill Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne Ne16 6na
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 10 November 2005
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Burnopfield
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201128 Mar
Crown lifting and height reduction by 40% of one silver birch tree, felling of one cedar tree (section 211…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2011/0177/80689 - 200426 May
Removal of lower branches and crown reduction of one cedar tree (section 211 notice)
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2004/0502/19270
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