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St Cuthberts Hospice Park House Road Durham DH1 3QF

Granted County Durham DM/24/02049/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to various trees as described in the Tree Report submitted by Olivers Trees dated 19th April 2023 with the following amendments T56 Birch Reduce end weight over field by 2.5m only, central stem does not require reduction, decayed wood can be removed. T138 Sycamore remove all deadwood throughout canopy, this will reduce the tree by approximately 30 percent, monitor tree through future inspections. T161 and 162 Ash both trees outside public access and showing little signs of ADB (early class 1) given their location, no work is required. T168 Conifer sever ivy at base monitor tree through future surveys. T170 Horse Chestnut retain, tree within woodland public access limited. The tree is acceptable to be retained in its current form. No work required. T173 Beech retain, tree within woodland public access limited. The tree is acceptable to be retained in its current form. No work required. (Amended Description 09 October 2024)

As published by the council, reference DM/24/02049/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/24/02049/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
26 Jul 2024
Validated
29 Jul 2024
Decided
11 Oct 2024
Ward
Neville's Cross (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01256/TPO Granted

    St Cuthberts Hospice Park House Road Durham DH1 3QF

    Various tree works as outlined within the submitted 'Tree Report' dated 5th October 2025

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Trees
  • DM/21/01817/TPO Granted

    St Cuthberts Hospice Park House Road Durham DH1 3QF

    Felling of one Beech tree (T1), one Sycamore tree (T2) and one Cherry tree (T3) and removal of major deadwood in the crown and monitor for six months of one Sycamore tree (T4) all protected by a tree preservation order.

    Decided 24 Jun 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jul 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

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Documents

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7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 11 October 2024, 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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