Planning application
4 Errington Close Darras Hall Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9LT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order Application to T7 Oak reduce length of branches and conduct any addition branch work to 'balance" the tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/03488/PRUTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03488/PRUTPO
- Type
- Application for Works to Protected Tree
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Ponteland South With Heddon
- Parish
- Ponteland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE20 9LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Northumberland National Park
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Northumberland National Park took a median of 34 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 38 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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