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Gibside Chapel National Trust Hillhead Lane Byermoor Whickham

DC/23/00695/TREEWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 15 September 2023

Council decision: Advice GivenDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

One large limb/stem on a lapsed ash coppice to be removed at Gibside Yurt Village

Received
7 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whickham South And Sunniside
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 39 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Gibside Chapel National Trust Hillhead Lane Byermoor Whickham. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 3 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Whickham South And Sunniside.

100% of trees applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Works to Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2023
Target decision date
18 September 2023
Permission expires
15 September 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

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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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    29 Dec

    Tree works at Gibside Chapel National Trust

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/23/01106/TREE

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