Planning application
5 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Crown thin by 20%, crown lift to 3-4m and prune back from building by 2-3m to 2no Sycamore Trees and crown reduce/reshape by 2m and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to 1no Oak tree
As published by the council, reference DM/21/01483/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/21/01483/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Neville's Cross (Historic)
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 4JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Apr 2021
Received by County Durham
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26 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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2 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
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7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
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4 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU
T1. Sycamore - Reduce over hang to neighbours by 1-1.5m T2. Sycamore - Reduce over hang to neighbours by 1-1.5m and crown thin by 15% G3. Conifer group - reduce height by 50% G4. Elm group - reduce back from neighbours by 1m and thin by 10% T5. Lime - crown lift to 6m
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2 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU
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