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Thorntree House Beamishburn Road Beamish Stanley DH9 0RN

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02424/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Fell or trim the trees (birch, holly, hawthorn and conifers) in a 10 metre strip along the north edge of the wood. Fell three trees (Sycamore, Eucalyptus and Ash. Fell six ash trees from the south-west part of the wood. - Section 211 notice

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02424/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02424/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Sep 2025
Ward
Stanley
Parish
Stanley
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH9 0RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

2 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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