Planning application
Holly House Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Various tree works as per the submitted tree report, basic maintenance pruning work -TPO-DER-007A
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01519/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01519/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 6 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2025
Received by County Durham
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6 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Sep 2026
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 31 July 2025, 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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