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Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 8SG

Granted County Durham DM/25/02606/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1T - willow - remove - 1 stem in very poor condition visibly disintegrating with brown rot; the other is heavily leaning with evidence of brown rot on the tension side of the stem and bark loss beginning to occur as per first stem. 2T and 3T - Ash - remove stage 3 and 4 ash dieback - Section 211 notice. 4T - Ash - remove ash dieback - TPO-DER-133

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02606/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02606/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
19 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Benfieldside
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH8 8SG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/00316/FPA Granted

    Grove House Shotley Grove Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 8SG

    Installation of pre-fabricated summerhouse to replace existing shed

    Decided 12 May 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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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