Planning application
4 Bishops Court Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9DA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1) Mature sycamore - prune to boundary 2) Laylandii hedge - reduce height to previous cuts and trim sides
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01662/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01662/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 23 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL17 9DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2025
Received by County Durham
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16 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 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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