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9 Goodwell Lea Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EN

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02191/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Large Sweet Chestnut (T1) crown reduce in height by 3.0m and lateral spread by 1.5m all round. Cherry tree (T2) crown reduce in height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m, thin and reshape to separate from adjacent T3 tree. Silver Birch (T3) height reduce by 3m, reshape to rectify poor historical pruning and separate from adjacent T2 tree. - Section 211 notice

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02191/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02191/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Parish
Brancepeth
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH7 8EN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 October 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

2 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.

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