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Woodland South Of 29 To 34 The Elms Shotley Bridge DH8 0UA

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02199/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

Cypress (T1) - reduce the height by 2m and monitor the condition biannually. Copper Beech (T2) - crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. Sycamore (T4) - remove significant deadwood and monitor biannually. Lime (T5) - remove the storm damaged branches and prune to clear the dwelling by 2m. Field Maple (T6) - prune to clear the dwelling by 3m and prune to clear the street light by 1.5m. Sycamore (T7) - sever the Ivy at the base and remove 0.5m from ground level to aid future inspections. Beech (T8) - crown lift to 2.5m over footpath. Sycamore (T9) - fell. Ash (T10) - fell. Birch (T11) - remove the hanging branch over the fence. Austrian Pine (T12) - prune to clear the street light by 1m. Beech (T13) - remove the split stem and limb propped up over the signage. Larch (T14) - monitor lean biannually or prevent access to specimen. Birch (T15) - fell. Ash (T16) - fell. Beech (T17) - fell the stem leaning towards the gardens. Ash (T18) - fell. Ash x5 (T19) - fell. Ash (T20) - fell. Ash (T21) - fell. Goats Willow (T22) - investigate root damage and tree stability. Scots Pine (T23) - remove storm damaged branch. Hawthorn (T25) - fell. Ash (T26) - fell. (TPO-DER-079)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02199/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02199/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Ward
Benfieldside
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH8 0UA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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 55 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.

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