Planning application
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02363/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02363/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL17 9AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02141/TCA Granted
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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27 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 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 7 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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