Wolfelee The Fold Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6AQ
Approved on 31 October 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
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Proposal
Lawsons Cypress (T8) - remove as outgrown with risk of branch failure onto properties. Sycamore (T10) - 30% reduction, back to previous cut lines, and 20% thinning of crown to support growth - Section 211 notice
- Received
- 6 October 2025
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- ReceivedReceived6 Oct
- ValidatedValidated6 Oct
- Consult.Consultation29 Oct
- TargetTarget Date17 Nov
- DecidedDecided31 Oct
Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Wolfelee The Fold Burnopfield Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 6AQ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Burnopfield conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Derwent And Pont Valley. 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 6AQ
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 29 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 8 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 29 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 17 November 2025
- Decision issued
- 3 November 2025
- Permission expires
- 3 November 2027
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14384465
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: BurnopfieldPart of the site
- 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)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Aug
Tree 1T - Wild Cherry (Prunus Avium). Located in rear garden - 30% crown reduction, back to previous pruned…
ApprovedApplicationDM/26/02263/TCA - 202516 Jun
1T - cherry - Crown lift for 1m clearance on powerlines. 5T - cherry - Reduce tip growth only on primary limb…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/25/01615/TCA - 202522 Apr
Infill canopy extension to front, single storey infill extension to the rear.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/01087/FPA
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