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Burntrees 3 Crofts Park Hepscott Northumberland NE61 6LJ

Awaiting decision Northumberland 26/03719/PRUTPO

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T11, T13, T15 and T16 Beech - crown reduce from 21m to 16m - trees exceeding acceptable heights as garden trees, vulnerable to windthrow and a risk to persons and properties at their current size. T12 Horse Chestnut - reduce to a monolith at 6m. Tree is suffering from Honey Fungus and should be brought down to a safe height to naturally decay.

As published by the council, reference 26/03719/PRUTPO

Application record

Reference
26/03719/PRUTPO
Status
Registered
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Choppington & Hepscott
Parish
Hepscott
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE61 6LJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Oct 2026

    Received by Northumberland

  2. 22 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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 took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Town & Country Tree Surgeons Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 21 Oct 2026
  • TREE LOCATION AT 3 CROFTS PARK Plan · 21 Oct 2026
  • TREE REPORT Report/ Statement · 21 Oct 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Northumberland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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