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8 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02525/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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
Pending Consideration
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
25 Sep 2025
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NE39 1HF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 25 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 November 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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