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Snow Hall Main Road Gainford DL2 3BL

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02230/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

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
Pending Consideration
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL2 3BL

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. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 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

8 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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