Planning application
Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fell one declining Horse Chestnut, Crown lift five trees to a height of 3m over grass - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00395/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00395/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Langley And Esh
- Parish
- Esh
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01530/TCA Decided
Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh
Crab Apple (G4) - crown lift to height of 3m. Lime (G5) - crown lift to height of 3m. - Section 211 notice
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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30 Mar 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 30 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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