Planning application
53 Elvaston Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 2HH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree in Conservation Area - (Copper Beech) to reduce height by 2.5 meters; prune by 2 metres; crown thin by 25%
As published by the council, reference 26/01749/TREECA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01749/TREECA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hexham East
- Parish
- Hexham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE46 2HH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Northumberland
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15 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE 3
- TREE 1
- TREE 2
- SKETCH PLAN - TREE 4
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland granted permission on 15 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Northumberland's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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