Planning application
4 Pickwick Close Merryoaks Durham DH1 3QU
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prune overhanging branches of 2no Sycamore and 2no Willow plus 1no Whitebeam (G1) to 3m from garden side of boundary fence
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02890/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02890/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 3QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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15 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 27 November 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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