Planning application
16A Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1. Common Oak. Mature rear garden tree showing reduced vigour and an increase in dead wood within the crown. Likely due to past root disturbance. A crown reshape of around 2m is requested to a more regular compact structure. 2. Common Oak. Front garden tree with a 3m crown reduction requested to maintain a suitable crown size in relation to its position next to the house. 3. Common Oak. Front garden tree with a 3m crown reduction requested to maintain a suitable crown size in relation to its position next to the house.
As published by the council, reference TRE/2026/0966
Application record
- Reference
- TRE/2026/0966
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Belper East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DE56 0DX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Amber Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020.
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TRE/2020/0764 Decided
16A Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
Initial Proposal: T1. Oak. Formative prune/ reshape crown. Crown suppressed by T2. T2. Oak. Fell. Planted close to property and above large septic tank. The tree will need continual pruning throughout the years and will cause damage to the driveway. Its presence cause light issues for neighbouring properties that are overshadowed by the crown. Its loss would be mitigated by the retention of T1. T3. Oak. Rebalance crown, crown clean. Tidy poor pruning cuts. Updated specification for works following discussion: T1 Oak. Reduce crown by 2 metres to create more compact and manageable shape. T2 Oak. Reduce crown by 3 metres to form a compact shake and give distance to properties. T3 Oak. Rebalance crown over neighbouring property by maximum of 1.5 metres and remove dead wood and tidy poor pruning cuts.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2026
Received by Amber Valley
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Amber Valley took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Amber Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Amber Valley decided tree works applications in a median of 34 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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16A Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
Initial Proposal: T1. Oak. Formative prune/ reshape crown. Crown suppressed by T2. T2. Oak. Fell. Planted close to property and above large septic tank. The tree will need continual pruning throughout the years and will cause damage to the driveway. Its presence cause light issues for neighbouring properties that are overshadowed by the crown. Its loss would be mitigated by the retention of T1. T3. Oak. Rebalance crown, crown clean. Tidy poor pruning cuts. Updated specification for works following discussion: T1 Oak. Reduce crown by 2 metres to create more compact and manageable shape. T2 Oak. Reduce crown by 3 metres to form a compact shake and give distance to properties. T3 Oak. Rebalance crown over neighbouring property by maximum of 1.5 metres and remove dead wood and tidy poor pruning cuts.
Decided Trees -
10 Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
Oak we wish to reduce canopy & height & lift canopy We have lived in the house 20 years & have applied every five years ( approx) to have this work done we have always received approval & had work done by an approved tree surgeon
Decided Trees -
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8 Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
T1. Oak. Reduce crown by 3m to achieve a more compact shape and reduce overhanging branches over neighbouring gardens.
Decided Trees -
4 Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
T1. Oak. Reduction of crown by 2 to 3 metres, to achieve a more compact structure near the property.
Decided Trees -
2 Chatham Court Belper Derbyshire DE56 0DX
T1 - Oak - Remove dead wood . Crown lift to 5.2 meters over the road side and prune away from the conservatory and the neighbouring property by 2 meters. Branches are becoming low over the rd the tree is in close proximity to the House next door and the homeowners conservatory.
Decided Trees
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TRE/2026/0970 Awaiting decision
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