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Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

Decided County Durham DM/26/00915/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Removal of a large sycamore tree

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00915/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00915/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise Objection
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Sedgefield
Parish
Bishop Middleham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL17 9AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • TPO/433/2026 Awaiting decision

    Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

    Solace House Bishop Middleham Tree Preservation Order 2026

    Submitted 1 May 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Apr 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Raise Objection

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/14/00293/TCA (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Batson Groundcare Ltd Agent, registered in Co Durham

Active · incorporated 2002 · Co Durham

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • RAISE OBJECTION TCA Decision · 14 May 2026
  • FULL DELEGATED Delegated Report · 14 May 2026
  • PHOTO 1 Photo · 09 Apr 2026
  • PHOTO 2 Photo · 09 Apr 2026
  • PHOTO 4 Photo · 09 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 09 Apr 2026
  • TREE LOCATION Drawing · 09 Apr 2026
  • PHOTO 5 Photo · 09 Apr 2026
  • PHOTO 3 Photo · 09 Apr 2026

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After the decision

County Durham has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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