St Johns Church Church Road Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne

This site has had 2 applications since 2023.

• 26/00728/TPO Decided

  St Johns Church Church Road Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne

  Sycamore trees T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T8 - 2m crown lift from the lowest branches Sycamore trees T1 and T2 - selective pruning of branches that are currently in contact with the church. Remove no more than 1m or as close to the nearest pruning point All within Group A1 St John's Church, Backworth TPO 2023 [amended description 21.07.2026]

  Decided 21 Jul 2026 Trees

1. 25 Apr 2023

   Received by North Tyneside

2. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 June 2023, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North Tyneside took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 7 Claverley Drive Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0SH

  24/01505/FULH Submitted 18 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  Proposed new single storey garage extension to side and rear elevation with new utility and wc

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• North Lodge Station Road Backworth NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE27 0AJ

  21/01447/COND Submitted 9 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 of application 21/00852/FULH

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• The Old Cottage Backworth Lane Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0AL

  24/01420/TREECA Submitted 31 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  1 - Cherry - Reduce crown by 0.5m and thin by 10%. 2 - Cherry - Remove

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• The Old Post House Church Road Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0JE

  24/01677/TPO Submitted 20 Dec 2024 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~14 Feb

  T2 Sycamore crown raised to 4.5m, crown this 15%. T3 Sycamore crown raised to 4.5m, crown this 15%. G1 Sycamore crown raised to 4.5m, crown this 15%. Station Road TPO 1990 & Greymartins TPO 2019

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• The Old Cottage Backworth Lane Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0AL

  26/00964/LBC Submitted 1 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Repair to cill under front entrance doors to building, as part of replacing front entrance doors. Surveys for this work revealed rot/damage to floorboards and joists requiring repair and replacement/change of material from wood to stone cill

  Decided Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• South View Backworth Lane Backworth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE27 0AL

  22/01946/FULH Submitted 19 Oct 2022 100 yards away

  Proposed single storey rear extension and link to house. PV cells to front elevation roof

  Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 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