Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DT
Approved on 10 November 2025
Council decision: Advice Given
Proposal
Tree works at Orchard House Saltwell Road South as a result of storm damage and general maintenance requirments.
- Received
- 4 November 2025
- Ward
- Low Fell
- ReceivedReceived4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Dec
- DecidedDecided10 Nov
Decided in 6 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DT. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 6 days, 8 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the NE9 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
- NE9 6DT
- Application type
- Works to Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 December 2025
- Permission expires
- 10 November 2030
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Chris Redfern
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Saltwell CA
- Article 4 direction: Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 1Part of the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Apr
Tree works at Orchard House
PendingWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/26/00324/TREE - 20237 Aug
Removal of silver birch at Orchard House
ApprovedWorks to Tree in a Conservation AreaDC/23/00699/TREE - 202224 Jan
Erection of a two storey, self-contained ancillary dwelling within the grounds of Orchard House (additional…
RefusedFull ApplicationDC/22/00072/FUL - 20209 Nov
Tree works at Orchard House Gateshead
ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/20/084 - 201522 Jun
Works to the sycamore tree and a holly tree in the garden of Orchard House, Saltwell Road South
WithdrawnTree Preservation Order ApplicationDC/15/00659/TPO
Source: Gateshead
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Nearby applications
- Orchard House Saltwell Road South Low Fell Gateshead Tyne And Wear NE9 6DTDC/06/01690/CON · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- Orchard House Saltwell Road South Low Fell Gateshead Tyne And Wear NE9 6DTDC/06/01692/FUL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DTDC/26/00324/TREE · TreesAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DTTREE/20/084 · TreesApproved0.0 mi
- Orchard House Saltwell Road South Gateshead NE9 6DTDC/15/00659/TPO · TreesWithdrawn0.0 mi
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