Planning application
Woodlands 4 South Lodge Wood Hepscott Northumberland NE61 6LH
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order application : T1 (Sycamore) - reduced by approx 2. Crown to be left balanced and shape to be retained. T2 (Spruce) - remove, T3 (Pine) - Remove 2 large dead branches in Crown. G1 ( Ash) - reduce by 2-3m T3 Pine 2 large dead branches in crown tree to be climbed and branches removed. G1 - Heavily leaning ash above play area. End weight to be reduced by approx 2-3 metres using rods to reduce risk of failure.
As published by the council, reference 26/02826/FELTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02826/FELTPO
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 23 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Choppington & Hepscott
- Parish
- Hepscott
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE61 6LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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23 Oct 2026
Status changed to Refused
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- TREE LOCATION MAP
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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