Planning application
DM/25/03129/TCA
The Maltings Messenger Bank Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HT
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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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
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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