Planning application
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Lime. Reduction of canopy tending towards neighbouring property by 1.5-2m. G1 Beech x2. Reduce lateral limbs tending over neighbouring boundary line by 1-5-2m.
As published by the council, reference 23/00647/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00647/TPC
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 17 May 2023
- Ward
- Houghton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DH4 4DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01599/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works to tree(s) T5 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood, T9 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood,T12 (Ash) - Fell to ground, T13 (Sycamore) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections,T15 (Sycamore) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, T16 (Lime) - Remove Deadwood and prune away from building to allow 2-3m clearance, T19 (Pear) - Fell to ground and remove stump, T21 (Lime) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, T22 (Lime) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, CPT2 - (group of young self set elder and sycamore) - fell to ground to remove future issues.
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24/01472/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works to trees - T4( Lime) - raise low hanging foliage to 2.5m over footpath and car park, T10 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood overhanging fence, remove ivy from stem, T11 (Ash_ - Remove Ivy, T14 (Birch) - ensure 1m clearance from structure, G1 - (Ash/Sycamore) - Removal of 4no Ash trees with severe Ash dieback, G3 (Sycamore/Lime) - clear end foliage of building by 1m.
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24/01300/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works to trees - T1- (Norway Maple) - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground, T2 - (Lime) - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground.
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21/01480/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 4DN
Crown reduction of 1 no. Lime (T2) and 1no. Common Beech (T3) adjacent to 8-9 Church Street
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Mar 2023
Received by Sunderland
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17 May 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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19 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Sunderland granted permission on 17 May 2023, 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 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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