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St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

Granted County Durham DM/25/03428/TPO Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03428/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03428/TPO
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Benfieldside
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH8 5ST

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/03428/TCA Granted

    St Aidans Church Laburnum Avenue Blackhill Consett DH8 5ST

    T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

    Decided 22 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Andrew Burden Associates Agent

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 22 January 2026, 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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    T 0686 (Ash) - Dead tree adjacent to highway - Fell. T0688 (Wych Elm) - Fell. T 0689 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0690 (Ash) - Fell. T 0691 (Sycamore) - Reduce North side of crown to allow scaffolding erection, prune only epicormic growth and secondary branches less than 50mm in diamater to achieve required clearance. T 0692 (Ash) & T 0693 (Ash) - Fell. T 0694 - Prune crown branches from neighbouring property by 2m maintaining natural balanced form. Small diameter self-sown trees located around the footprint of the building to be removed and stumps treated to prevent re-growth. Sever Ivy and remove deadwood and epicormic growth as required - Section 211 notice.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

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