The Cottage Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

1. 17 Aug 2026

   Received by Amber Valley

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 14 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: PER

Amber Valley granted permission on 14 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Plum Tree Cottage Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  TRE/2021/0985 Submitted 25 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Reduce height of conifer

  Granted Trees

• Plum Tree Cottage Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  TRE/2024/0586 Submitted 31 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Reduce height of Apple tree by 30%

  Granted Trees

• Plum Tree Cottage Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  TRE/2022/0061 Submitted 20 May 2022 50 yards away

  Various tree works

  Granted Trees

• Rowley House Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  AVA/2024/0744 Submitted 29 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, porch extension and associated landscaping works

  Granted Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Hillcroft Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  TRE/2020/0822 Submitted 5 Oct 2020 50 yards away

  Sycamore - T1 - To reduce back branches to a suitable growth point on the right hand side of the tree and to carry out dead wooding and a crown clean also. This work is being requested to create a more balanced crown of the tree.

  Granted Trees

• Brynglas Sledgegate Lane Lea Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5GL

  TRE/2021/0976 Submitted 1 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Fell Birch due to bole fire damage and decay making it a potential hazard

  Granted Trees

• 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