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Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/02363/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

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
Granted As published: 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 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/01138/FPA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    Conversion of existing detached garage to gym and golf simulator room.

    Decided 16 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DM/22/03219/TCA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 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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What 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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