Planning application
Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Sycamore and Maple x2 - reduce down to previous pruning points (removing 4m) and prune back the overhang on the neighbouring side by 3m - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00013/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00013/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Willington And Hunwick
- Parish
- Brancepeth
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH7 8EL
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01017/TCA Granted
Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
7. Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 8. Beech - remove the broken limb leaving the stub just beyond the torn section - (Section 211 notice)
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DM/26/00207/TCA Withdrawn
Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL
4. Sycamore x2 - prune back to the edge of boundary line (approximately 5m) - Section 211 notice
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
276 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 91% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 12 February 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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