Planning application
8 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
No. 1 - Willow Tree - Pollarding of overgrown crown. No. 2 - Pine - Crown reduction 30%. No. 3 - Willow - Pollarding and remove rotten branch. No. 4 - Ash - Removal. Ash die back of crown. No. 5 - Willow - Crown reduction. Danger of blowing over and damaging house. No. 7 - Removal of Willow tree. No. 8 - Beech tree - Reduction of crown back to from hedge. 10 off various size. - TPO-DER-066
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02525/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02525/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- NE39 1HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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25 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 31 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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