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16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

Refused County Durham DM/24/01973/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

Felling of one Fir tree between 14 and 16 High Mill Road - TPO-DER-066

As published by the council, reference DM/24/01973/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/24/01973/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
19 Jul 2024
Validated
22 Jul 2024
Decided
9 Sep 2024
Ward
Leadgate And Medomsley (Historic)
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
NE39 1HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • DM/26/00981/TPO Granted

    16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    Pruning of one fir tree by reducing branches/tips by 2m - (TPO-DER-066)

    Decided 3 Jun 2026 Trees
  • DM/24/02609/TPO Granted

    16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    Felling of one Conifer tree - TPO-DER-066.

    Decided 8 Nov 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/01972/TPO Refused

    16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    Felling of one Conifer tree (T1) - TPO-DER-066.

    Decided 10 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jul 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    DM/24/01972/TPO Submitted 19 Jul 2024 13m away

    Felling of one Conifer tree (T1) - TPO-DER-066.

    Refused Trees 5 docs

  • 16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    DM/24/02609/TPO Submitted 23 Sep 2024 43m away

    Felling of one Conifer tree - TPO-DER-066.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    DM/26/00981/TPO Submitted 17 Apr 2026 71m away

    Pruning of one fir tree by reducing branches/tips by 2m - (TPO-DER-066)

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • 3 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    DM/26/02390/TPO Submitted 9 Sep 2026 72m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Tree 1 - Willow - Front Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Prune selected branches away from the adjacent service wire. Tree 2 - Cedar - Front Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 2-3 metres, maintaining a balanced and natural form. Crown lift by removing selected low limbs overhanging the road. Tree 3 - Birch 1 - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. Tree 4 - Birch - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. - TPO-DER-066

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

  • 10 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

    DM/21/01132/TPO Submitted 30 Mar 2021 75m away

    T1 and T2 - Ash - Fell. T3-10 - Poplars - Reduce height by 3m. T11,12,13 - Silver Birch - Fell. T14 - Pine - to heavily ended branch by 2m. T15,16 - Pine - to heavily ended branch by 1.5m. T17 - Pine - Reduce three longer branches back by approx. 1m. T18 - Birch - Fell. T19 - Ash - Fell. (TPO-DER-066)

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 20 Lodge Close Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HB

    DM/25/03501/FPA Submitted 16 Dec 2025 90m away

    Single storey rear extension; garage conversion to a home study/gym with associated external alterations.

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
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