Planning application
52 Roast Calf Lane Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AT
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - fell
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03122/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03122/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL17 9AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/26/00756/TPO Refused
52 Roast Calf Lane Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AT
T1 (Sycamore) - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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