Planning application
Lilac Cottage Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech - Crown lift by trimming very small diameter growth to clear head height within the garden area & removal of deadwood. No other works not specified herein are permitted (amended description)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01970/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01970/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 18 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Sacriston And Witton Gilbert
- Parish
- Kimblesworth And Plawsworth
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH2 3LD
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/22/00365/FPA Granted
Lilac Cottage Wheatleywell Lane Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LD
Proposed extensions and alterations to Lilac Cottage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 23 September 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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