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12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

Refused County Durham DM/25/01996/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Oak tree central to rear garden (T5). crown lift and balance of approximately 12m. 30% crown reduction to also remove the top of the tree where it has split, removal of dead wood. - TPO- DER-102

As published by the council, reference DM/25/01996/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/01996/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
22 Jul 2025
Validated
23 Jul 2025
Decided
15 Sep 2025
Ward
Lanchester And Burnhope
Parish
Lanchester
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
DH7 0RX

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/00197/TPO Granted

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Large oak tree central to rear garden (T5). Previous application expired (DM/25/01996/TPO), this application to renew based on previous allowed works including: Pruning, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s.

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 23 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DM/26/00197/TPO Granted

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Large oak tree central to rear garden (T5). Previous application expired (DM/25/01996/TPO), this application to renew based on previous allowed works including: Pruning, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s.

    Decided 19 Mar 2026 Trees

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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