Planning application
The Maltings Messenger Bank Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Birch - Reduce and reshape corner tree by 1.5m to maintain at a scale suitable to the location. T2 - Birch - Reduce and reshape smaller tree to remove leggy growth (by upto 1m) to maintain at a scale suitable to the location. T3 - Mixed group - Prune back overhang from neighbouring Willow trees and woody shrubs close to the house, as by upto 1m. - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03129/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03129/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Benfieldside
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH8 0HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
6 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill
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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 3 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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