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32 Fern Valley Crook DL15 9PZ

Refused County Durham DM/23/00846/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Crown reduction up to 6m and balance the sides to shape to T1. Sycamore

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00846/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00846/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
24 Mar 2023
Validated
24 Mar 2023
Decided
25 May 2023
Ward
Crook (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL15 9PZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Mar 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 25 May 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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