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19 - 21 Priestpopple Hexham Northumberland NE46 1PH

23/03115/PRUTPOApplication for Works to Protected TreeApproved

Approved on 7 September 2023

Council decision: Permit Tree WorksDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Birch tree - reduce in height by 2m below guttering, lift crown over footpath and reduce away from building by 1m. T2 Birch tree - reduce away from property between 1-2m, crown lift to create clearance over footpath and car park above 10ft, rebalance crown by pruning canopy by maximum of 1-2m (reshape) only if needed.

Received
18 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hexham East
  1. Received18 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.7 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided7 Sep

Decided in 20 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 - 21 Priestpopple Hexham Northumberland NE46 1PH. Northumberland (County) has handled 1,426 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 4 weeks quicker than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Hexham conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Hexham East. We hold 907 applications in total for the NE46 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
NE46 1PH
Application type
Application for Works to Protected Tree
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hexham

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 August 2023
Consultation expiry
7 September 2023
Consultation start
7 September 2023
Consultation end
7 September 2023
Last date for comments
7 September 2023
Target decision date
13 October 2023
Permission expires
7 September 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12395034
Documents
8
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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