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Land West Of 16 High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

Granted County Durham DM/23/00430/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Reduce and reshape up to 4m to T1. Beech, Cut stump down to T2. Sycamore, Fell T3. Ash, Fell T4. Ash and Fell T5. Ash

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00430/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00430/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
14 Feb 2023
Validated
14 Feb 2023
Decided
23 Mar 2023
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL13 1JR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

T.C Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 March 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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