Planning application
The Old Vicarage Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown lift 1 x Beech, 1 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Sycamore. - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02420/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02420/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Hunstanworth
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH8 9UF
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/26/00434/TCA Granted
The Old Vicarage Hunstanworth Consett DH8 9UF
Southern boundary of the property adjacent to the church grounds G1 - prune back several beech trees with large lateral limbs that are directly behind the church building. T1 mature sycamore on the western boundary wall of the woodland - heavily reduce the main left leader to reduce weight over the footpath and the neighbouring building. - Section 211 notice
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by County Durham
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9 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 9 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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