Birchwood Farm Lower Birchwood Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NG

1. 19 May 2020

   Received by Amber Valley

2. 3 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Bonsall Row 28 Lower Birchwood Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NG

  AVA/2019/1080 Submitted 6 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  Front kitchen extension

  Granted Extension 3 docs

• Nether Farm Land Off Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire

  AVA/2021/0771 Submitted 30 Jun 2021 250 yards away

  Reserved matters application following the approval of AVA/2017/0645 is sought for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of 200 dwellings with associated community open space.

  Granted 251 docs
  Major scheme

• 206 Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4NF

  AVA/2023/0138 Submitted 22 Feb 2023 300 yards away

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to construct single storey rear extension

  Granted Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 188A And 188B Birchwood Lane Birchwood Lane Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire

  AVA/2021/0610 Submitted 25 May 2021 400 yards away

  Lower kerbs

  Withdrawn 2 docs

• Birchwood Business Park Birchwood Way Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire

  AVA/2021/1021 Submitted 13 Sep 2021 0.3 miles away

  Construction of 6 no. units to be used for planning use class E(g)(iii) / B2 / B8, along with ancillary office accommodation, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

  Granted 80 docs
  Several homes

• TRE/2026/0990 Awaiting decision

  Thimble Bottom 8 Burland Green Lane Weston Underwood Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 4PF

  T1 Copper Beech - reduce lateral spread by 5m and height by 10m, achieve an overall spherical shape to manage size. Tree is overhanging road and touching house other side of road.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0988 Awaiting decision

  1 Church View Belper Derbyshire DE56 1JB

  T1- sycamore. Previously pollared at 14 metre. We would like to crown reduce sycamore by 2-3 metre north side of tree over extending house side. We have had branches fall of the tree recently, which only just missed the conservatory.The sycamore has a lot of squirrel damage throughout the canopy which is quite concerning. T2- self seeded sycamore growing against garden fence remove to ground level. T3-large sycamore crown lift 4/5 metre and side prune north side of tree 2 metre one limb on the tree is over extending.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0970 Granted

  Duck House 2 Duck Island Tamworth Street Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EZ

  Trees to the north of the property, south side of the river bank. G1: Trim back trees along the laterally wall to maintain clearance for vehicles. Trimming back to wall and approximately 3m high. G1.1: Trees in this section are forming more of a hedge structure. Reduce in height to approximately 5m in this smaller section to prevent hedge from growing too tall. T1: Alder. Re-pollard to previous pollard points due to the re-growth becoming very long and spindly, and also growing northeast toward neighboring properties.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0973 Granted

  24 St Johns Road Belper Derbyshire DE56 1JE

  Fell Silver Birch

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Trees
• TRE/2026/0969 Granted

  15 Spring Road Riddings Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4BS

  x1 oversized weeping Willow has been left with an unbalanced crown due to large limb shed. To pollard by 50% to match the other side which has been worked on.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Trees