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8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/01984/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T31. Ash - fell T14,T31, T32. Lime - pollard to previous points T37. Cherry - pollard to previous points

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01984/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01984/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Tudhoe
Parish
Spennymoor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL16 6JY

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/01704/TPO Decided

    8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    T1 Ash - fell as close to ground level as practical

    Decided 16 Aug 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/01704/TCA Decided

    8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    T1 Ash - fell as close to ground level as practical

    Decided 16 Aug 2024 Trees
  • DM/23/00150/TCA Granted

    8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    Three lime trees reduce redundant crown by 3m.

    Decided 16 Feb 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/24/01704/TPO Submitted 24 Jun 2024 53m away

    T1 Ash - fell as close to ground level as practical

    Decided Trees 5 docs

  • 8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/24/01704/TCA Submitted 24 Jun 2024 53m away

    T1 Ash - fell as close to ground level as practical

    Decided Trees 5 docs

  • 8 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/23/00150/TCA Submitted 20 Jan 2023 68m away

    Three lime trees reduce redundant crown by 3m.

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • 18 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/25/01987/TCA Submitted 21 Jul 2025 94m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

    2no. Silver Birch and 1no. Common Oak - Reduce by 1.5/2m

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

  • 18 St Charles Road Tudhoe Village Spennymoor DL16 6JY

    DM/21/02085/TCA Submitted 9 Jun 2021 103m away

    Works to front: Removal of one to Leylandii and removal of Japanese Acer from front garden to assist with maneuvering vehicles and to create a larger drive. Works to the rear: Removal of a blossom tree; group of three Leylandii tree to be removed; removal of a fallen tree for safety; removal of one Leylandii tree in back right corner to build summer house.

    Granted Trees 1 doc

  • St Davids Church Tudhoe Lane Spennymoor

    DM/24/02460/TPO Submitted 5 Sep 2024 116m away

    Oak - Crown lift to 4m above ground level, to include removal of soft /pendulous growth, ie small diameter branches under 75mm / 3 inch only, but no larger structural branches over this size. Pruning to be done evenly all round and to a uniform height to maintain the natural form and symmetry of the tree. Crown reduction / shortening of smaller diameter branches (as specified above) in the lower tree crown only and would not exceed 2m clearance from the roof of the adjacent church building. This would be done in addition to the specified crown lifting works where applicable and may include minor balancing on all sides (amended description)

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

    4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

    89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

    T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

    Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

    Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

    Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

    T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

    Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

    Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees