Planning application
1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side of tree back to stem. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 5 metres and remove two lowest branches on south side of tree back to stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres.
As published by the council, reference DM/22/03523/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/22/03523/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 28 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 29 Nov 2022
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2023
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street North (Historic)
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH3 3XA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00371/TPO Granted
1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
T3. Lime - fell as close to current ground level as practical
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2022
Received by County Durham
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29 Nov 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Orangutan Arb Ltd Agent, registered in Gateshead
Dissolved · incorporated 2020 · Gateshead
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 19 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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