Castle Hill House Vicarage Lane Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EB

This site has had 2 applications since 2023.

• TRE/2023/0237 Decided

  Castle Hill House Vicarage Lane Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EB

  T1 - Yew, remove due to continuous falling of debris. T2 - Damson, reduce height by 2m and shape to bring back away from garage. T3 - Purple Beech, reduce the height by around 3m and the branch length by 1.5m around the tree to create an even canopy. Remove dead wood. T4 - Contorted Willow, remove dead wood, and reduce height by 3m.

  Decided 15 May 2023 Trees

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by Amber Valley

2. 18 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 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.

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 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Castle Hill House Vicarage Lane Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EB

  TRE/2023/0237 Submitted 15 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  T1 - Yew, remove due to continuous falling of debris. T2 - Damson, reduce height by 2m and shape to bring back away from garage. T3 - Purple Beech, reduce the height by around 3m and the branch length by 1.5m around the tree to create an even canopy. Remove dead wood. T4 - Contorted Willow, remove dead wood, and reduce height by 3m.

  Decided Trees

• The Stables Vicarage Lane Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EB

  TRE/2021/0957 Submitted 28 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Removal of cedar tree and two conifer leylandii. Crown reduction to cherry tree and rowan ash.

  Granted Trees

• The Stables Vicarage Lane Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4EB

  TRE/2021/0952 Submitted 20 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Removal of 1 no. Cedar tree and 2 no. Conifer Leylandii

  Withdrawn Trees

• 3 St Alkmunds Way Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FZ

  AVA/2021/0539 Submitted 10 May 2021 50 yards away

  Application for lawful development certificate proposed use for a garden room

  Withdrawn 3 docs

• 3 St Alkmunds Way Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FZ

  TRE/2019/0507 Submitted 9 Aug 2019 50 yards away

  3 no. Birch - crown reduce by 1.5m, 1 no. Whitebeam - crown reduce by 1.2m, 1 no. Maple - reshape by 1m, 1 no. Holly - reshape by 0.5m

  Granted Trees

• 3 St Alkmunds Way Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE56 4FZ

  TRE/2023/0199 Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  T1, Japanese maple. Remove tree and stump. Plant 3 replacement trees; size & species as per Appendix C and Section DS10 of attached report ref. JH1222ALKMUNDS

  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