Planning application
Allotment Gardens To The Rear Of West View Lanchester DH7 0LW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling of one Silver Birch tree - Section 211 notice.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00697/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00697/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lanchester And Burnhope
- Parish
- Lanchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH7 0LW
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/26/01320/TCA Granted
Allotment Gardens To The Rear Of West View Lanchester DH7 0LW
Felling of one Silver Birch Tree - Section 211 notice
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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
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Allotment Gardens To The Rear Of West View Lanchester DH7 0LW
Felling of one Silver Birch Tree - Section 211 notice
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Trimming of branches of one large oak and four other trees that are encroaching onto property (Section 211 notice)
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27 Deneside Lanchester Durham DH7 0LX
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Granted Trees 3 docs
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