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The Firs 1A Front Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HL

TREE/17/026Conservation Area Tree Works LicenceApproved

Approved on 7 April 2017

Council decision: Advice Given

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree works at The Firs 1a Front Street Whickham

Received
22 February 2017
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
  1. Received22 Feb
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Apr
  5. Decided7 Apr

Decided in 44 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Firs 1A Front Street Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 4HL. Gateshead has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 3 weeks quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East. We hold 1,516 applications in total for the NE16 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
NE16 4HL
Application type
Conservation Area Tree Works Licence
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2017
Target decision date
5 April 2017
Permission expires
7 April 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Whickham CA
  • Green belt: Gateshead
  • Brownfield land register: Washingwell Cottage, Whickham Highway, WhickhamRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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 and heritage coasts.

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. 2019
    24 Jan

    Tree worksThe Firs 1a Front Street Whickham

    ApprovedConservation Area Tree Works LicenceTREE/19/008

Source: Gateshead

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