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4 Stephenson Court Shildon DL4 1LB

Granted County Durham DM/21/02585/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut in rear garden of number 4 - Shorten branches back from the tips on the south side of the lower crown by a maximum of 2.5m. Shorten branches back from the tips on the south side of the mid crown by a maximum of 1.5m. Thin crown by a maximum of 15% by volume. Remove damaged branch on east side of lower crown. T2 Sycamore in the rear garden of number 4 - Remove deadwood from crown. Shorten branches in lower crown, back from the tips, by a maximum of 2.5m on west and south side. T3 Horse Chestnut in rear garden of number 5 - Remove 1st secondary branch on south side of lower crown. Remove tertiary branch on south side of crown growing from second secondary branch on south side. Shorten back minor twigs over garden back to point (marked in photo T3a).

As published by the council, reference DM/21/02585/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/21/02585/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
19 Jul 2021
Validated
20 Jul 2021
Decided
9 Sep 2021
Ward
Shildon And Dene Valley (Historic)
Parish
Shildon
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL4 1LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • DM/22/02746/TPO Refused

    4 Stephenson Court Shildon DL4 1LB

    Felling of 2 No. trees protected by a TPO - T13 (Sycamore) and T14 (Horse Chestnut)

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Trees
  • DM/21/00773/TPO Refused

    4 Stephenson Court Shildon DL4 1LB

    Felling of 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T1)

    Decided 11 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 9 September 2021, 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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