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Land West Of The Woodlands The Avenue Swarland Northumberland

20/02923/FELTPOApplication to Fell Protected TreeApproved

Approved on 9 December 2020

Council decision: Permit Tree WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order: T8 (Horse Chestnut), T9 (dead stem), T10 (dead stem), T13 (Cupressaceae Spp), T14 (European Larch) - remove to ground level; T1 (Beech) - prune historic tree surgery limb removal back to main stem In accordance with BS3998: 2010; T2 (European Larch) - remove to ground; T3 (European Ash) - remove to ground level or habitat stump 3m; T4 (Beech) - remove hanging branch and deadwood; T5 (Beech) - remove broken top and deadwood. Reduce crown < 20% in order leave tree as decaying habitat; T6 (English Oak) - area surrounding buttress to be cleared and branches to lower main stem up to 1.8 m to be cut back in order to allow future inspection. T7 (Horse Chestnut) - remove to ground; T11 (Wych Elm) - 15% crown reduction, clear epicormic growth up to 1.8 m and surrounding area. Monitor as per valid policy; T12 (European Larch) - remove to ground; T15 (English Oak) - cut back broken branch and deadwood where required; T16 (Beech) - reduce roadside crown 15%; Tree Group G1 (4no. Acer Pseudoplatanus, Sycamore, 2no. European Ash) - remove to ground; Tree Group G2 (2no. Aesculus Hippocastanum, Horse Chestnut) - incremental removal to ground

Received
8 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Shilbottle
Agent
Northumberland Tree Surveys Ltd
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.10 Dec
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided9 Dec

Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land West Of The Woodlands The Avenue Swarland Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 1,426 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Shilbottle.

97% of trees applications at Northumberland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Application to Fell Protected Tree
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Newton-on-the-Moor & Swarland

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2020
Consultation expiry
10 December 2020
Consultation start
10 December 2020
Consultation end
10 December 2020
Target decision date
11 December 2020
Decision issued
10 December 2020
Permission expires
10 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Northumberland Tree Surveys Ltd
Agent address
15 Fontside Mitford Morpeth NE61 3PS

Planning decision

Statutory period
72 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09046020
Documents
7
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref PKT0642Covers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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