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Ferndale The Pipistrelles Eshott Morpeth Northumberland NE65 9EZ

23/00314/PRUTPOApplication for Works to Protected TreeApproved

Approved on 31 March 2023

Council decision: Permit Tree WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application for works to T1 - Beech - Crown reduce 2-3m out of height and up to 1m from side and reshape, T2 - Beech - Crown reduce 2-3m out of height and up to 2m off sides and reshape, T3 - Beech - Crown reduce 2-3m out of height and up to 1.5m from sides and reshape, T4 - Beech - Crown reduce by 2-3m and reshape, T5 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 3m out of height and reshape, T6 - Beech - Crown reduce by up to 3m and reshape, T7 - Beech - Crown reduce by 3m and reshape, T8 - Beech - Crown reduce 2-3m out of height and up to 2m from sides and reshape, T9 - Beech - Crown reduce by 2-3m and reshape, T10 - Beech - Crown reduce by 2-3m out of height and 1-2m from sides and reshape. Works are intended primarily to reduce sail and risk of windblow, but also to improve shape of trees.

Received
27 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Longhorsley
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ferndale The Pipistrelles Eshott Morpeth Northumberland NE65 9EZ. Northumberland (County) has handled 1,426 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Longhorsley. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the NE65 postcode area.

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

Postcode
NE65 9EZ
Application type
Application for Works to Protected Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thirston

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2023
Consultation expiry
31 March 2023
Consultation start
31 March 2023
Consultation end
31 March 2023
Last date for comments
31 March 2023
Target decision date
6 April 2023
Permission expires
31 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Orangutan Arb
Agent address
Unit 22 Riversdale Court Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8SG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11882963
Documents
15
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref PKT0345Part of the site · +1 more
  • 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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