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Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

Granted County Durham DM/26/00558/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Beech - Lifting of branch tips over driveway T5, T6. Holly, Yew and Portuguese Laural - Crown lift to 3m T6. 2x Holly - Crown lift to 4m (amended description)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00558/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00558/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Decided
1 May 2026
Ward
North Lodge
Parish
North Lodge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NE38 9HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/03351/FPA Granted

    Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    Car port extensions to existing garage (amended description)

    Decided 19 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • DM/24/02307/DRC Granted

    Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Bat License) and 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) pursuant to DM/23/03794/FPA

    Decided 24 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • DM/23/03507/TPO Withdrawn

    Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    T1417, T1418, T1419 - Scots Pine - Remove and replace all 3no. trees due to root plate movement and risk to trees falling

    Decided 19 Dec 2023 Trees
  • DRC/21/00154 Granted

    Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    Discharge of condition 10 of planning permission DM/21/00197/FPA relating to tree survey and tree protection measures

    Decided 22 Jun 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 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

459 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL TPO Decision · 01 May 2026
  • TPO Delegated Report · 28 Apr 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT Report · 28 Apr 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 11 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 05 Mar 2026
  • ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT Supporting Information · 05 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 1 May 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 0.3 miles

  • Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DM/24/03351/FPA Submitted 11 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Car port extensions to existing garage (amended description)

    Granted Full applications Extension 20 docs
  • Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DM/24/02307/DRC Submitted 21 Aug 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Bat License) and 5 (Written Scheme of Investigation) pursuant to DM/23/03794/FPA

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DRC/21/00154 Submitted 13 May 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 10 of planning permission DM/21/00197/FPA relating to tree survey and tree protection measures

    Granted Conditions Trees 1 doc
  • Garden House Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DM/23/03507/TPO Submitted 20 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    T1417, T1418, T1419 - Scots Pine - Remove and replace all 3no. trees due to root plate movement and risk to trees falling

    Withdrawn Trees 5 docs
  • Woodcroft Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DM/22/01713/FPA Submitted 13 Jun 2022 150 yards away

    1) To remove the existing brick pillars and electric driveway gates. Install new brick pillars and new electric driveway gates. 2) Extend boundary fence between Woodcroft and Pad Panache (part retrospective application)

    Granted Full applications 15 docs
    Small domestic
  • Pad Panache Picktree Lane Picktree Washington NE38 9HH

    DM/26/00863/TPO Submitted 2 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    T1 - Oak, Two small limbs to be removed, also removal of deadwood present within the crown. T2 - Maple, removal of small lower limbs. T3 - Oak, removal of the limbs indicated within the photo. T4 - Beech, removal of the small limbs indicated within the photo.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

    Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Fell Sycamore tree to rear

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision

    The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HB

    T1 Sycamore - 2 metre crown reduction. T2 Alder - Pollard due to declining crown. T3 Sycamore - Shorten long heavy branch over building by up to 4 metres. - Section 211 notice

    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02941/TCA Awaiting decision

    1 Greenfields Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PX

    T1 - Silver Birch - crown reduction of up to, but not exceeding, 2 metres. - Section 211 notice

    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02619/TCA Decided

    Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX

    Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees