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40 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SX

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03555/PRUTPO Application for Works to Protected Tree

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 (Oak tree) reduce the lateral branches overhanging the garden by 2m. T2 (Ash) - reduce the lateral branches overhanging the garden by 2m.

As published by the council, reference 26/03555/PRUTPO

Application record

Reference
26/03555/PRUTPO
Type
Application for Works to Protected Tree
Status
Registered
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE61 3SX

Comment by 30 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

  1. 8 Oct 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 11 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 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 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.

Nearby applications

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  • Land West Of 52 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SU

    26/02277/PRUTPO Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Ash - visible Ash Dieback - Pollard at 6m and leave as standing habitat. T2 Elm - pull branches overhanging into garden of No 52 back to boundary. T3 Oak - crown reduce to 12m to reduce potential risk to property below due to wind sail effect, and bring down in line with surrounding trees.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • 50 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SU

    26/01661/PRUTPO Submitted 12 May 2026 50 yards away

    Tree Preservation Order Application to - T1 Oak tree - the trees canopy is overhanging rear garden. There has had a failure in the past which has left a large limb exposed to the wind. I would like to reduce the lateral branches over the garden by 3-4m to reduce the risk of the limb failing in the future, T2 Oak tree - I would like to reduce and reshape the trees canopy on the garden side by 2m in order to reduce the wind resistance as the tree is at the edge of the woodland, T3 Dead Elm tree - I would like to remove the tree due to it being dead and next to the garden fence posing a risk and T4 Ash tree - I would like to reduce and reshape the canopy on the garden side due to the branches encroaching the garden.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land West Of 52 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SU

    26/02277/PRUTPO Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Ash - visible Ash Dieback - Pollard at 6m and leave as standing habitat. T2 Elm - pull branches overhanging into garden of No 52 back to boundary. T3 Oak - crown reduce to 12m to reduce potential risk to property below due to wind sail effect, and bring down in line with surrounding trees.

    Decided Trees 2 docs
  • 50 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SU

    26/01661/PRUTPO Submitted 12 May 2026 50 yards away

    Tree Preservation Order Application to - T1 Oak tree - the trees canopy is overhanging rear garden. There has had a failure in the past which has left a large limb exposed to the wind. I would like to reduce the lateral branches over the garden by 3-4m to reduce the risk of the limb failing in the future, T2 Oak tree - I would like to reduce and reshape the trees canopy on the garden side by 2m in order to reduce the wind resistance as the tree is at the edge of the woodland, T3 Dead Elm tree - I would like to remove the tree due to it being dead and next to the garden fence posing a risk and T4 Ash tree - I would like to reduce and reshape the canopy on the garden side due to the branches encroaching the garden.

    Granted Trees 8 docs
    Small domestic
  • 22 Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SX

    26/01793/FUL Submitted 20 May 2026 150 yards away

    Conversion of garage to a living room and to build an new attached garage

    Granted Full applications 4 docs
  • 2 Ghyll Edge Lancaster Park Morpeth NE61 3QZ

    21/03489/FUL Submitted 2 Sep 2021 250 yards away

    First-floor side extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

In Northumberland National Park

  • 26/03576/TREECA Awaiting decision

    1 Ratcliffe Road Haydon Bridge Northumberland NE47 6ER

    Trees in a Conservation Area: Removal of three elm trees

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/03524/PRUTPO Awaiting decision

    St Andrew's Church Market Place Corbridge Northumberland NE45 5AW

    Tree Preservation Order Application: T145 Lime (TPO Tree 15) - crown raise to 3m and remove epicormic growth on main stem. T146 Lime (TPO Tree 11) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard and 5m over highway. T147 Beech (TPO Tree 10) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard and 5m over highway. T148 Sycamore (TPO Tree 7) - crown raise to 3m and crown reduce by 2m. T149 Sycamore (TPO Tree 9) - remove deadwood and reduce long Northern limb by 2.5m. T150 Beech (TPO Tree 8) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway and reduce length of lowest long Northern limb by 2m. T151 Beech (TPO Tree 6) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard and 5m over highway. T152 Copper Beech (TPO Tree 5) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard and 5m over highway. T156 Lime (TPO Tree 4) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth and crown reduce aiming for 4m off tallest leaders and shaping rest to match. T157 Lime (TPO Tree 3) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth and crown reduce aiming for 3m off tallest leaders and shaping rest to match. T158 Lime (TPO Tree 2) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth. T159 Lime (TPO Tree 1) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth and crown reduce aiming for 3m off tallest leaders and shaping rest to match. T160 Lime (TPO Tree 17) - crown raise to 3m over churchyard, 5m over highway, remove epicormic growth and crown reduce aiming for 3m off tallest leaders and shaping rest to match.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/03533/TREECA Awaiting decision

    Charlotte Straker House Cookson Close Corbridge Northumberland NE45 5HB

    Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Pear - reduce uniform shape crown to epicormic points approximately 2m within canopy

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/02740/FELTPO Granted

    White Gates Cottage Elvaston Park Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HT

    Tree Preservation Order: Willow T18A - remove to ground level, Hazel T39 - lop three branches.

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/03487/FELTPO Awaiting decision

    1 Scholefield Place Alnmouth Northumberland NE66 3NH

    Tree Preservation Order Application - T1 sycamore tree - total removal to ground level

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees