Planning application
Myre Hall Church Street Houghton-le-Spring
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, Sycamore pollard - Fell
As published by the council, reference 26/01339/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01339/TPA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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24/02180/TPA Granted
Myre Hall Church Street Houghton-le-Spring
Works to trees - T1 (Beech) - Prune to give 4m clearance to roof, T2 (Sycamore) - Prune to give 4m clearance from roof, T3 (Sycamore) - Prune to give 4m clearance to roof.
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22/02620/TPA Granted
Myre Hall Church Street Houghton-Le-Spring
T1, Weeping Ash - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Sunderland
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Current.
What this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 13 August 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.
Other tree works applications
In Sunderland
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26/02306/TPA Awaiting decision
Tall Trees 1 The Grove Rainton Bridge Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NT
T1 Beech (T 01) - Fell Tree Safety Survey Attached
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26/02245/TPA Decided
The Croft Ashbrooke Range Sunderland SR2 7TP
Works to trees - T1 (Ash) - Fell, T2 (Ash) - Fell
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26/02145/TPA Awaiting decision
27 Percy Terrace Hendon Sunderland SR2 8SE
Works to tree(s) - T01 (Ash) - Pollard to a height of 7 metres Arb Risk Assessment H&S Survey attached.
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26/01669/TPA Granted
7 Stedham Close Washington NE37 3LS
T1 (Conifer) - remove T2 (Cherry) - remove T3 (Sycamore) - prune back secondary limbs on large limb closest to the house taken it back to suitable growth points to clear property
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26/01729/TPA Granted
The Coach House Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
T1 Sycamore - Remove X1 branch to take the tree canopy back from the property.