Planning application
The Old School House Front Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trim back overhanging trees
As published by the council, reference DM/23/00709/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/23/00709/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 13 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 6 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Bishop Middleham And Cornforth (Historic)
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL17 9AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2023
Received by County Durham
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6 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 April 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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