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The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

Granted County Durham DM/22/03169/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to 9 trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order omitting the proposed works to trees no. 3 and 4 following the advice of the Tree Officer. (amended description 09.01.2023)

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03169/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03169/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Oct 2022
Validated
27 Oct 2022
Decided
9 Jan 2023
Ward
Durham South (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02298/TCA Decided

    The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

    Ash (T5) - crown lift to 4m, Larch (T8) - prune back crown by 3m, Birch x2 and Beech (T10) - felling and removal (Amended Description)

    Decided 14 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/21/02256/TPO Split decision

    The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

    Various tree works to 34no. trees

    Decided 21 Sep 2021 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. 9 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 9 January 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.

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