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Old Cope House South Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LL

Granted County Durham DM/23/00713/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

Crown thinning, crown reduction and crown lifting of sycamores, Italian poplar and birch trees, and leylandii/beech hedge. Please see attached documents for further information.

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00713/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00713/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
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Sherburn (Historic)
Parish
Shadforth
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH6 1LL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03441/TCA Granted

    Old Cope House South Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LL

    T1 oak - crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m

    Decided 16 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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 25 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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    Granted Trees 4 docs

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