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12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

Granted County Durham DM/26/00197/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Relates to DM/25/01996/TPO

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

Proposal

Large oak tree central to rear garden (T5). Previous application expired (DM/25/01996/TPO), this application to renew based on previous allowed works including: Pruning, shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s.

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00197/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00197/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Decided
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Lanchester And Burnhope
Parish
Lanchester
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH7 0RX

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/01996/TPO Awaiting decision

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Oak tree central to rear garden (T5). crown lift and balance of approximately 12m. 30% crown reduction to also remove the top of the tree where it has split, removal of dead wood. - TPO- DER-102

    Submitted 22 Jul 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • DM/25/01996/TPO Awaiting decision

    12 St Bedes Court Lanchester Durham DH7 0RX

    Oak tree central to rear garden (T5). crown lift and balance of approximately 12m. 30% crown reduction to also remove the top of the tree where it has split, removal of dead wood. - TPO- DER-102

    Submitted 22 Jul 2025 Trees

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 19 March 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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