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Ratho Villa Leazes Villas Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6HW

DM/24/02023/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 29 August 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Pruning between 2-3.5 metres of one Apple tree, two Laburnum trees, one Yew tree, one Plum tree and one Cherry blossom tree - Section 211 notice.

Received
24 July 2024
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Burnopfield And Dipton (Historic)
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Aug
  4. Target4 Sep
  5. Decided29 Aug

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ratho Villa Leazes Villas Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6HW. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Burnopfield conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,516 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 6HW
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2024
Consultation expiry
15 August 2024
Consultation start
25 July 2024
Consultation end
15 August 2024
Target decision date
4 September 2024
Permission expires
29 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13274595
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    26 Aug

    Removal of one Damson tree removal and pruning to a height of 3 metres to one Yew tree - Section 211 notice

    ApprovedTreesDM/26/02251/TCA
  2. 2020
    17 Aug

    Felling of Hawthorn tree - Section 211 notice

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/20/02276/TCA
  3. 2018
    18 Sep

    1 no. Yew - reduce size by approx. 5 metres and prune accordingly (Section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/18/02890/TCA
  4. 2007
    29 May

    Felling of nine trees (section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2007/0474/61149
  5. 2007
    25 Apr

    Erection of 1.6 metre high boundary fence (resubmission)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2007/0378/60668
  6. 2006
    25 Sep

    Felling of three leylandii trees (section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2006/0835/57844

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