Planning application
2 The Oval Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9PP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pruning (Pollarding) to control the height & reach of 14no. trees to prevent possible damage to the house, the overhead wires & passing pedestrians. Tree 14 (Japanese maple) is too small to require treatment
As published by the council, reference 26/01459/TREECA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01459/TREECA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 19 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- NE12 9PP
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Tyneside register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01287/TREECA Granted
2 The Oval Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9PP
Each of the trees will be reduced to the size & shape that has been maintained over the last decades by the removal of the top growth of the last year to prevent potential damage to the house & the overhead telephone cables. NORTH BOUNDARY: 2 sycamores, 3 Swedish Whitebeams, 1 Wych Elm, 1 Holly & 1 Laurel; SOUTH BOUNDARY: 2 Lilacs & 1 Holly; WEST BOUNDARY: 1 Lilac & 1 Laburnum. The Japanese maple is too small yet to require any treatment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by North Tyneside
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21 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 December 2026, 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.
What happens while it is decided
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Nearby applications
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2 The Oval Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9PP
Each of the trees will be reduced to the size & shape that has been maintained over the last decades by the removal of the top growth of the last year to prevent potential damage to the house & the overhead telephone cables. NORTH BOUNDARY: 2 sycamores, 3 Swedish Whitebeams, 1 Wych Elm, 1 Holly & 1 Laurel; SOUTH BOUNDARY: 2 Lilacs & 1 Holly; WEST BOUNDARY: 1 Lilac & 1 Laburnum. The Japanese maple is too small yet to require any treatment
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Granted Trees 1 doc -
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