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1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

Granted County Durham DM/26/00371/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T3. Lime - fell as close to current ground level as practical

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00371/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00371/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decided
15 Apr 2026
Ward
North Lodge
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH3 3XA

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/22/03523/TPO Granted

    1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side of tree back to stem. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 5 metres and remove two lowest branches on south side of tree back to stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres.

    Decided 19 Jan 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 17 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 15 April 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    DM/22/03523/TPO Submitted 28 Nov 2022 23m away

    T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side of tree back to stem. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 5 metres and remove two lowest branches on south side of tree back to stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • 11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    DM/26/01832/TPO Submitted 15 Jul 2026 44m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep

    Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level, Silver Birch (T3) - crown reduce by 2m, crown clean to include deadwood and lesser of any crossing branches, Beech (T4) - crown reduce south side canopy by 1.5m, crown clean to include deadwood and lesser of any crossing branches

    Awaiting decision Trees 9 docs

  • 4 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    DM/26/00889/TPO Submitted 7 Apr 2026 59m away

    T1 (0350) Scotts Pine - Fell T2 (0351), T3 (0352), T6 (0355), T7(0356), T8 (0357), T9 (0358) - Beech - remove deadwood and canopy clean T5 (0354) Pine - remove deadwood and canopy clean

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • 8 Castle View Chester-le-street DH3 3XA

    DM/22/01972/TPO Submitted 6 Jul 2022 77m away

    Felling of one Lime tree (T6) - TPO - CLS-8)

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 2 Woodlands Chester-le-Street DH3 3TR

    DM/20/03469/TPO Submitted 25 Nov 2020 106m away

    G1. Sycamore and Lime x2 - Crown reduce height by 4m, width by 2m and crown lift to 4m

    Refused Trees 4 docs

  • 12 Woodlands Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3TR

    DM/22/02242/FPA Submitted 1 Aug 2022 109m away

    Retrospective single storey garage extension to gable end

    Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

    4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

    89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

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    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

    Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

    Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees