Planning application
Land To The South Of Sycamore Lodge Hill Street Seaham SR7 7QN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Front row of sycamore and ash trees to be crown lifted, overhanging dead wood and dangerous branches to be removed back to boundary line or best pruning point, felling and removal of 1no sycamore to remove, understory and overhanging epicormic growth to cut back and remove - work to 1no ash tree omitted (amended description)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01841/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01841/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Dalton And Dawdon
- Parish
- Seaham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- SR7 7QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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9 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 7 October 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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