Preston Towers Preston Road North Shields Tyne And Wear
Approved on 16 February 2022
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Sycamore (T1) - Approx. 420mm DBH fell due to excessive lean causing safety and liability concerns for the homeowner in the event of wind loading. Replant with native species in a similar location. Sycamore (T2) - Approx. 750mm DBH. Fell due to excessive lean and imbalanced crown after significant damage caused by Storm Arwen. Within A1 of Woodlands, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, Tree Preservation Order 2017
- Received
- 22 December 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Preston
- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation18 Jan
- TargetTarget Date9 Feb
- DecidedDecided16 Feb
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Preston Towers Preston Road North Shields Tyne And Wear. North Tyneside has handled 315 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than North Tyneside's typical decision time. The site is in the Preston Park conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address.
94% of trees applications at North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- tree preservation order tree works
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- North Shields
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 18 January 2022
- Consultation start
- 4 January 2022
- Consultation end
- 18 January 2022
- Last date for comments
- 18 January 2022
- Target decision date
- 9 February 2022
- Decision issued
- 18 February 2022
- Permission expires
- 18 February 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Rory Rickford 58 Low Friar Street Unit 43 Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5UD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Preston Park
- Tree Preservation Order: 62/00053/TPOPart of the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Oct
A1 - T1 Sycamore. - Remove x1 side limb. Retain main trunk. Woodlands, North Shields, Tyne and Wear Tree…
PendingApplication26/01443/TPO - 202118 Oct
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27and 28, of application 18/01458/FUL
Split DecisionDischarge of conditions21/02224/COND
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