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1 Underhill Gateshead NE9 5XG

Awaiting decision Gateshead DC/25/00369/TPO Tree Preservation Order Application

Works: Trees Domestic

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Proposal

Group works - Cupressocyparis leylandii - managed as a hedge on adjacent homeowners side, limbs extend 1.5m into property and within 1m of dwelling - crown reduction back to boundary and manage as a hedge B012614005 - Acer pseudoplatanus - Tree has a significant lean overhanging footpath and road with minimal correction in the crown. If retained the tree will keep growing out in this direction - Dismantle to ground level

As published by the council, reference DC/25/00369/TPO

Application record

Reference
DC/25/00369/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 May 2025
Validated
5 Jun 2025
Ward
Low Fell
Postcode
NE9 5XG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 May 2025

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 31 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Gateshead took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Special Branch Tree Services LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead decided tree works applications in a median of 39 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.

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