Planning application
32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown reduce 2.5m and crown lift 3-4m, Ash (T2) - address fungus disease
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02261/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02261/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL17 9AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/23/01064/TCA Granted
32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
T1 - Cherry, T2- Maple crown reduce by approximately 30%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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2 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 2 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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