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Summerdale House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

Granted County Durham DM/22/03157/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

TPO consent for the following works - T1 (Oak) Crown lift to 2.5m, T2 (beech) Crown lift, T4 (Sycamore) Remove Deadwood, T5 (Tulip Tree) Crown lift to 2.5m and remove deadwood, T7 (Yew) Remove stubs, T7a (2no. Sycamore) Prune to clear building by 2.5m, T8 (Laburnum) Fell, T9 (Laburnum) Crown lift to 3.0m, T10 (Cherry) remove Ivy, T11 (Beech hedge) reduce to 3.0m

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03157/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03157/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Oct 2022
Validated
27 Oct 2022
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
Benfieldside (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/03438/TCA Granted

    Summerdale House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

    T3 - Birch - crown lift by the removal of small diameter branches only, not main structural branches, T6 - Ash - Crown lift over the drive to 5m, T7 - Yew - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects, T10 - Cherry - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects - - Section 211 notice

    Decided 24 Jan 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 February 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Summerdale House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

    DM/24/03438/TCA Submitted 19 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    T3 - Birch - crown lift by the removal of small diameter branches only, not main structural branches, T6 - Ash - Crown lift over the drive to 5m, T7 - Yew - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects, T10 - Cherry - Clear 1m strip of Ivy around the base and check for any masked defects - - Section 211 notice

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Holly House And Beech House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

    DM/22/03725/TPO Submitted 15 Dec 2022 100 yards away

    Crown lift x2 Yew trees to height of 2.5m (TPO reference DER-007A) as amended on 3rd April 2023.

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • Holly House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge

    DM/25/01519/TPO Submitted 5 Jun 2025 100 yards away

    Various tree works as per the submitted tree report, basic maintenance pruning work -TPO-DER-007A

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 61 The Briary Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0QZ

    DM/26/01272/FPA Submitted 18 May 2026 100 yards away

    First floor side/rear extension and single storey rear extension. Reconfiguration of front access steps and installation of raised platform and retaining wall

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
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  • 59 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0ES

    DM/25/01887/TPO Submitted 11 Jul 2025 100 yards away

    Felling of one Oak tree - TPO-DER-163

    Refused Trees 11 docs

  • 51 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0ES

    DM/22/03261/TPO Submitted 3 Nov 2022 100 yards away

    T1. Oak - remove the epicormic growth from the main stems - (TPO-DER-0163) (amended description)

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In County Durham

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    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

    Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

    Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

    15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02625/TCA Decided

    19 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

    T1 Apple - re-pollard back to established main framework to allow entangled rose shrub to be removed from the crown

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees