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Snow Hall Main Road Gainford DL2 3BL

Refused County Durham DM/25/02230/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

Beech G2 - felling of tree due to disease damage and risk of falling on adjacent property

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02230/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02230/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Decided
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
DL2 3BL

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/24/03124/FPA Awaiting decision

    Snow Hall Main Road Gainford DL2 3BL

    Conversion of garages and buildings to 1 dwelling house (Use Class C3) with associated works (amended proposals)

    Submitted 18 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 19 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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.

Nearby applications

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    DM/25/03072/FPA Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Extension to existing stone built workshop building to create additional working area and storage space.

    Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs

  • 7 Snow Hall Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BL

    DM/21/02131/PNA Submitted 14 Jun 2021 100 yards away

    Prior Notificaiton for erection of an agricultural building

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  • Snow Hall Lodge Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BL

    DM/26/02153/TPO Submitted 17 Aug 2026 150 yards away

    Beech (G2) - remove due to extensive root decay, loss of anchorage, evidence of progressive decline and the potential consequences of failure of the tree.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 7 Snow Hall Main Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3BL

    DM/25/02443/FPA Submitted 3 Sep 2025 150 yards away

    Construction of a new Orangery type extension within existing courtyard adjacent to 7 Snow Hall. Alteration & enlargement of an existing window to front elevation of 7 Snow Hall. Alteration to existing boundary walls to create new gateways.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 19 docs

In County Durham

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    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice

    Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02608/TCA Decided

    6 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

    T1 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02955/TCA Awaiting decision

    Linden Lodge Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HB

    T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reduce the overall height by 4 metres and reshaping the lateral crown spread by1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reducing the overall height of both trees by 3-4 metres (25%), and reducing the lateral crown spread by 1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Section 211 notice

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

    Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Fell Sycamore tree to rear

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees