Skip to content

Old Rectory Whalton Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3UP

26/01861/TREECAWork to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 1 July 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area: Remove 2no small conifers

Received
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ponteland East & Stannington
Agent
Clouston Landbased Contracting LTD
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided1 Jul

Decided in 34 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Old Rectory Whalton Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3UP. Northumberland (County) has handled 1,426 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 2 weeks quicker than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Whalton conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Ponteland East & Stannington. We hold 1,504 applications in total for the NE61 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
NE61 3UP
Application type
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Whalton

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2026
Target decision date
9 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clouston Landbased Contracting LTD
Agent address
7 Lily Crescent Jesmond Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne On Wear NE2 2SP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14962915
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: WhaltonPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Garden Wall to West of the Old RectoryOn this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: WhaltonPart of the site
  • Green belt: NorthumberlandPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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, 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)

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near NE61

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.