Planning application
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
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 T6 - Apple (Malus domestica) remove to ground level, T12 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) cut back to boundary, remove remaining canopy and retain stem as deadwood habitat at approximately 1 m above ground level, T13 Hazel (Corylus avellana) sever Ivy at base, T14 Beech (Fagus sylvatica remove to ground, T20 Hybrid Oak (Quercus x rosacea) reduce to a monolith of approximately 9 m above the previous reduction point & retain as deadwood habitat, T27 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) remove to ground level and T35 - Purple leaved Hazel (Corylus avellana) remove tall stea, to ground, T38 Downy Birch (Betula pubescents) remove to ground level and T39 Havel (Corylus avellana) -sever Ivy at base.
As published by the council, reference 26/03178/PRUTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03178/PRUTPO
- Type
- Application for Works to Protected Tree
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hexham East
- Parish
- Hexham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE46 2HT
Comment by 30 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Northumberland National Park's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03052/PRUTPO Awaiting decision
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side to provide clearance from the garden, T7 Cherry - Shorten one large lateral limb overhanging the garden by 2.5m. T8 Oak - Remove the lowest limb back to the main stem, T9 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side only
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26/02892/PRUTPO Withdrawn
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side, T7 Cherry - Shorten one large lateral limb overhanging the garden by 2.5m, T8 Oak - Remove the lowest limb back to the main stem. Final tree dimensions to remain approximately 16m in height with a crown spread of 8m, T9 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side
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26/02740/FELTPO Awaiting decision
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree Preservation Order: Willow T18A - remove to ground level, Hazel T39 - lop three branches and Elder bushes E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6 - remove to ground level
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26/02739/TREECA Granted
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree in a Conservation Area: T3 and T4 (Apple) - remove to ground level
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26/00503/CLPROP Awaiting decision
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed re-roofing of a detached dwelling. Clay pantiles replacement, dormers reflashing.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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10 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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 36 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arbor Division Ltd Agent, registered in Seaham
Active · incorporated 2006 · Seaham
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- REDACTED
- TREE WORKS PLAN
- TREE REPORT
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree in a Conservation Area: T3 and T4 (Apple) - remove to ground level
Granted Trees 7 docs -
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
99% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
Tree Preservation Order: Willow T18A - remove to ground level, Hazel T39 - lop three branches and Elder bushes E1, E2, E3, E4, E5 and E6 - remove to ground level
Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs -
Redmires Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
99% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep
Tree Preservation Order application: T1 (Oak) - Crown reduce by 2.5m, final height of 18m and a crown spread of 10m. T2 (Plum) - Crown reduce by 2m, final height of 8m and a crown spread of 7m. T3 (Thuja) - Crown reduce approx 4m, final height of 19m and a crown spread of 8m. T4 (Beech) - Reduce canopy by 2.5m, final height of 10m and a crown spread of 7m. T5 (Beech) - Reduce upper canopy overhanging the driveway by 2.5m, final height of 15m, crown spread of 8.5m (as amended 13.08.26).
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
99% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side to provide clearance from the garden, T7 Cherry - Shorten one large lateral limb overhanging the garden by 2.5m. T8 Oak - Remove the lowest limb back to the main stem, T9 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side only
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side, T7 Cherry - Shorten one large lateral limb overhanging the garden by 2.5m, T8 Oak - Remove the lowest limb back to the main stem. Final tree dimensions to remain approximately 16m in height with a crown spread of 8m, T9 Oak - Reduce the crown by 2.5m on the garden side
Withdrawn Trees 2 docs -
53 Elvaston Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HH
89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Jul
Tree in Conservation Area - (Copper Beech) to reduce height by 2.5 meters; prune by 2 metres; crown thin by 25%
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