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Charters Midhurst Road Benton NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE12 9NU

Granted North Tyneside 19/01491/TREECA work to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Pollard Horse Chestnut trees T2, T3 and T4. Pollard the trees at 5m taking 2m of growth off (description amended 04.11.2019).

As published by the council, reference 19/01491/TREECA

Application record

Reference
19/01491/TREECA
Type
work to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No TPO req Trees in conservation area
Received
21 Oct 2019
Validated
21 Oct 2019
Decided
26 Nov 2019
Ward
Benton
Parish
North West
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE12 9NU

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Tyneside register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/01605/TPO Granted

    Charters Midhurst Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NU

    T1 - Chestnut - re-pollard to previous pruning points. Remove 2 meters of new growth. Charters, Midhurst Road TPO 2014

    Decided 24 Jan 2025 Trees
  • 24/01613/TREECA Granted

    Charters Midhurst Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NU

    T2 & T3 - Chestnut - re-pollard to previous pruning points. Remove 2 meters of new growth. (Amended 15.01.25)

    Decided 16 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2019

    Received by North Tyneside

  2. 26 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: No TPO req Trees in conservation area

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 19/01345/TPO (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

West Jesmond Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne

Active · incorporated 2014 · Newcastle Upon Tyne

14 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

  • LANDSCAPE Consultee Comment · 13 Nov 2019

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What this grant of permission means

North Tyneside granted permission on 26 November 2019, 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.

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

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  • Charters Midhurst Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NU

    24/01613/TREECA Submitted 6 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    T2 & T3 - Chestnut - re-pollard to previous pruning points. Remove 2 meters of new growth. (Amended 15.01.25)

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • Charters Midhurst Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NU

    24/01605/TPO Submitted 6 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    T1 - Chestnut - re-pollard to previous pruning points. Remove 2 meters of new growth. Charters, Midhurst Road TPO 2014

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 2 Midhurst Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NU

    23/00572/TPO Submitted 28 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Birch - Remove major deadwood, prune to clear phone line by 2m. 2 Midhurst Road, Benton TPO 2014

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 10 Oakhurst Terrace Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NY

    26/00869/TPO Submitted 15 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    T1 - Holly Tree - reduce the tree by 3-4 metres (around half its existing height) and bring the width to within the boundary of property to ensure that any going risk the tree poses is limited to our household and not the wider general public. 10 Oakhurst Terrace, Benton TPO 2025

    Decided Trees 4 docs
  • 10 Oakhurst Terrace Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NY

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  • 2 Oakhurst Terrace Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9NY

    26/01229/TREECA Submitted 1 Sep 2026 100 yards away

    Reduce lateral branches at a height of between 4-8m above ground level, by a maximum of 2.0m, to nearest branch/limb union on the northern and eastern side of the canopy. Crown clean to remove dead, twisted and contorted branches. (Revised description)

    Decided 8 docs

In North Tyneside

  • 26/01479/TPO Awaiting decision

    11 Woodlands North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 9JS

    T12 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - carry out a 30% crown thin through the selective removal of smaller branches, distributed evenly throughout the canopy, retaining the trees natural shape, overall height and spread. As part of the thinning, selectively remove crossing and rubbing branches. Carry out a crown clean to remove dead, broken and damaged branches. Additionally, selectively remove the branches growing towards and contacting the gable end of the property. Estimated diameters of the final pruning cuts: 100mm. Raise the canopy slightly on the roadside, just to ensure we keep the foot path clear. Woodlands, North Shields, Tyne and Wear TPO 2017

    22 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01450/TPO Awaiting decision

    Flat 3 The Cottage 58 Front Street Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear NE25 8DP

    T1 - Sycamore - Crown Lift over Garage: Crown lift the lower canopy to achieve a 3-metre vertical clearance above the garage roof. Lateral Reduction (Infrastructure Clearance): Prune back lateral branches to clear the adjacent street lamppost, ensuring a 1-metre clearance to prevent obstruction and damage to public lighting. Utility Clearance: Selectively prune branches interacting with, or in close proximity to, the overhead BT and fibre utility lines to eliminate the risk of line abrasion and service disruption. Crown Clean: Crown clean the entire canopy to remove dead, dying, or diseased wood to improve the tree's health and structural safety. Land to rear of 58 Front Street Monkseaton Percy Terrace TPO 2013

    19 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01044/TPO Decided

    26 Seaton Place Wideopen Newcastle Upon Tyne NE13 7HQ

    Group G2 - T1, T2, T3, T4 - Ash tress - Fraxinus excelsior- 2M Reduction of crown - Crown clean - removing major deadwood and epicormic growth. T5 Ash - Fraxinus excelsior- Pollard canopy at 15ft - subject has extensive dieback resulting in the major deadwood and no suitable growth points to reduce too. Seaton Place Brunswick Village TPO 1995

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01215/TPO Decided

    The Tree House Radstock Place Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 8DD

    G1 - T1 - Ash: Signs of Ash dieback but not severe, recommend height reduction of 5-6m, reduce lateral branch pointing north by 7m, south by 5m to balance crown. T2 - Ash: Signs of ash dieback but not severe, recommend crown reduce by 4-5m height inline with T1 and crown reduce East side 3.5m to balance excessive weight over neighbours property. Raise by removing lowest branch East over neighbours. Crown reduce north & South 1.5m to balance crown. The Radstock Place, Longbenton TPO 2020

    26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01187/TPO Decided

    5 Lovaine Place North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 0BW

    Garden opposite the property. T3 ( ash) - Remove epicormic growth from the main stem and principal branch framework. Crown-clean the tree, removing dead, dying and broken branches throughout the crown. Crown-lift the rear, Metro-facing side by selectively removing or reducing lower branches to lessen the existing overhang towards the Nexus boundary. The remainder of the crown will thinned by 10% and retained. T44 Sycamore - Crown-thin by approximately 15%, removing selected secondary and tertiary branches evenly throughout the crown. The tree overall height, spread, natural form and balanced appearance will be retained. The light crown thin is proposed to reduce canopy density and improve the penetration of dappled sunlight into the yard while retaining the tree overall size and amenity value. G1 Group of three hawthorns Crown-clean all three trees, removing dead, dying and broken branches throughout their crowns. The overall height, spread and natural form of the trees will be retained.

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Trees