Planning application
NEDL Manor House Station Road Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1578 (Ash) - crown clean and sever ivy, T1588 (Lime) - crown clean, T1596 (Sycamore) - crown clean / sever ivy and remove ivy T1601(Lime) - Crown clean/ clearance pruning T1572 (Ash), T1575 (Ash), T1576 (Ash), T1589 (Holly), T1582 (Sycamore) T1592 (Sycamore) - Remove T1583 (Sycamore), T1584 (Sycamore), T1585 (Hawthorn), T1597 (Sycamore) - Sever ivy T1577 (Ash), T1569 (Ash) - Monitor for Ash dieback T1569 (Ash) - Remove broken / hanging branches Hedges 1 and 2 - trim to shape and tidy as required
As published by the council, reference 26/01022/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01022/TPA
- Type
- Trees in a Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Penshaw And Shiney Row
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DH4 7LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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18/00880/SUB Granted
NEDL Manor House Station Road Penshaw Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 7LA
Creation of 17no. additional parking spaces within existing car park area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Sunderland
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Avove Agent, registered in Chorley
Active · incorporated 1991 · Chorley
1 application on PlanIndex
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 23 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 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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