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Chare Head Farm Main Street Acomb Northumberland NE46 4PL

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03366/TREECA Work to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Trees in a Conservation Area - (T1: Silver Birch, T2: Silver Birch and T3: Cherry) - reduce the trees by approximately 30% crown thinning to shape them and to promote appropriate growth.

As published by the council, reference 26/03366/TREECA

Application record

Reference
26/03366/TREECA
Type
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Registered
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Hexham North
Parish
Acomb
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE46 4PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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 48 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.

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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 36 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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