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2 Constables Garth Birtley DH3 1LH

DC/24/01016/TREEWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 18 December 2024

Council decision: Advice GivenDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree works at 2 Constable Garth

Received
20 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birtley
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Jan
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 28 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Constables Garth Birtley DH3 1LH. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 5 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Birtley. We hold 670 applications in total for the DH3 postcode area.

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

Postcode
DH3 1LH
Application type
Works to Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Birtley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2024
Target decision date
1 January 2025
Permission expires
18 December 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Twin trees
Agent address
16 Portree Close Barley mow Birtley DH3 2HL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Birtley CA
  • Listed building: Birtley Cenotaph, memorial shelters, and garden w*On or next to this site
  • 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    5 May

    Tree works at 2 Constables Garth Birtley

    ApprovedWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/25/00334/TREE

Source: Gateshead

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