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Haining Croft House Haining Croft Hexham Northumberland NE46 2FB

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/00583/FELTPO Application to Fell Protected Tree

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T3 Cypress - Crown lift to 2m, T5 Cypress - Fell as close to ground level as practical, T8 Cypress - Crown lift to 2m, T10 Cypress - Reduce height by 4m and prune to shape top, G11 Cypress x6 - Reduce height by 30%, trim sides to shape, remove major deadwood, split & defective branches, T16 Mixed group of Laurel, Laburnum, Holly, Birch, Yew, Cypress and woody shrubs - Remove 1x branch, T17 Yew - Prune, T19 Sycamore x2 - Prune, T20 Beech - Prune, T22 Cypress x2 - Crown lift to 2.5m, T24 Lime - Remove epicormic growth at base and remove deadwood, T25 Horse Chestnut - Prune, T26 Oak - Prune and sever Ivy at the base, T27 Sycamore - Sever Ivy at the base, T32 Willow - Reduce crown and reshape by 2m, T33 Willow - Remove limb, T37 Lime T39 Lime and T40 Lime - Remove epicormic growth at the base and remove deadwood, T41 Lime - Remove epicormic growth at the base, remove deadwood and sever Ivy at the base

As published by the council, reference 26/00583/FELTPO

Application record

Reference
26/00583/FELTPO
Type
Application to Fell Protected Tree
Status
Registered
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Hexham East
Parish
Hexham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE46 2FB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01319/TREECA Granted

    Haining Croft House Haining Croft Hexham Northumberland NE46 2FB

    Trees in a Conservation Area: T10 (Cypress) - Reduce height by 4m, G11 (Cypress x 6 ) - Reduce height by 30%, up to 4.5m, T12 (Sycamore) - Remove Major deadwood from Crown, G16 (Mixed) - Remove overhanging branch from Cypress, T17 (Yew) - Prune by 0.5m to clear neighbouring building, G19 (mixed) - Prune by 0.5m to clear neighbouring building, T22 (Cypress x 2) - crown lift by 2.5m, T32 (Willow) - Crown reduce and reshape by 2m, T33 (Willow) - Remove overhanging limb, T37 (Lime) - Remove epicormic growth at base and remove major deadwood.

    Decided 22 May 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 April 2026, 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 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

452 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What 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 37 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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