Planning application
3 Nunnykirk Close Ovingham Northumberland NE42 6BP
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: T1 - Sycamore - Pollard the tree to a height of between 4 and 6m, T2 - Sycamore - Pollard to a height of between 4 and 6m
As published by the council, reference 26/03235/PRUTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03235/PRUTPO
- Type
- Application for Works to Protected Tree
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Prudhoe North & Wylam
- Parish
- Ovingham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE42 6BP
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Northumberland National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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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26/03125/TREECA Granted
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