Planning application
Chapel Hill Farm Chapel Hill Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
t1 mixed hedge to be reduced to 6ft and sides cut back from road and field side t2/t3 groups ash with die back coppiced at 6ft t4 sycamore coppiced at 6ft to prevent it encroaching the road and so it can be managed yearly with tractor flail
As published by the council, reference TRE/2026/0985
Application record
- Reference
- TRE/2026/0985
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Alport & South West Parishes
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DE56 2RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Amber Valley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TRE/2022/0062 Granted
Chapel Hill Farm Chapel Hill Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
Various tree works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by Amber Valley
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 35 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 0.3 miles
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Chapel Hill Farm Chapel Hill Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
Various tree works
Granted Trees -
Kennelwood Cottage Higg Lane Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
T1 - Spruce - Reduce by appox. 4-5ft in height. T2 - Oak - Overall crown reduction by 6ft. (Neighbours) T3 - Hazel - reduce in height and size to approx. 4ft from 8ft Neighbours) G1 - group of Ash With signs of Die back -- reduce by approx. 50% (6m) in height and shape.
Granted Trees -
Hillside Higg Lane Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
Cypress (T1) - Fell - Tree has been allowed to grow from mixed hedge, felling will allow space for adjacent Liquidambar Slender Silhouette to fill in to Rowan (T2) - Fell - Tree is in poor physiological condition due to competition from previously felled trees and climbing rose. Felling will also provide space and sightlines on adjacent pine Laburnum (T3) - Coppice - Reduce height to ca. 1m, removing growth from road and bringing flowering growth down in to human eyeline Copper Beech (T4) - Fell - Leaning due to competition from previously removed conifers, and with significant and increasing damage from squirrels. To be replaced with a smaller flowering tree, species tbc Cypress (T5) - Fell - Tree is uninteresting and would allow space for a tree with more interest Cedar (T6) - Fell - Tree is suffering from progressive deterioration from Cedar Needle Blight. Removal will allow replacement with a Swamp Cypress, in time giving a tree of similar scale Laurel (T7) - Reduce to 1m - This will allow the laurel to be maintained by hedgetrimming at a more manageable size
Granted Trees -
Hillside Higg Lane Alderwasley Belper Derbyshire DE56 2RB
Laurel (T1)- Fell. T1 has grown too large for its position, so felling will allow replacement with a more aesthetically pleasing mixture of trees and shrubs Laurel (T2) - Reduce to 1m stems to create a smaller bush that can be hedgetrimmed to maintain size Laurel (T3) - Reduce to 1m stems to create a smaller bush that can be hedgetrimmed to maintain size
Granted Trees -
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Other tree works applications
In Amber Valley
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TRE/2026/0973 Granted
24 St Johns Road Belper Derbyshire DE56 1JE
Fell Silver Birch
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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.