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Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead

DC/25/00315/TREEWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 May 2025

Council decision: Advice GivenDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Various tree works at Heathfield House

Received
29 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saltwell
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Jun
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 22 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Heathfield House Durham Road Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 6 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 33 applications across Saltwell.

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
29 April 2025
Target decision date
10 June 2025
Permission expires
21 May 2030

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Chris Redfern
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Saltwell CA
  • Listed building: Grade II: Heathfield HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 2Part of the site · +2 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 119Part of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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