Planning application
Lothian House Care Home Clyde Terrace Spennymoor DL16 7SG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. and T2. Sycamore - reduce to previous pruning points up to 2m and remove epicormic growth from the stem
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02931/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02931/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Spennymoor
- Parish
- Spennymoor
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL16 7SG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
17 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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18 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
10 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
-
20 Jul 2026
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Documents
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 10 December 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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