Whinney House Durham Road Gateshead
Approved on 8 August 2024
Council decision: Advice GivenDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree Maintenance works in the Grounds of Whinney House
- Received
- 18 July 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Low Fell
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived18 Jul
- ValidatedValidated18 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Aug
- DecidedDecided8 Aug
Decided in 21 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Whinney House Durham Road Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 6 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell.
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
- 18 July 2024
- Target decision date
- 29 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 8 August 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Saltwell CA
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202527 Jun
General tree maintenance at Whinny Park
ApprovedWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/25/00519/TREE - 20235 Jul
General tree maintenance works in the ground of Whinney park Low Fell
Advice GivenWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/23/00608/TREE - 202225 Aug
Tree works at Whinney Park
ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/22/076 - 202224 May
Ash tree fell to ground level (located close to boundary St Helens Terrace)
ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/22/045 - 202116 Sep
Tree works within Whinney House Grounds
ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/21/090 - 202120 Apr
Tree works at Whinney Park Durham Road
ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/21/049
Source: Gateshead
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- Whinney Park Durham Road GatesheadDC/25/00519/TREE · TreesApproved0.0 mi
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