Planning application
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pruning of one fir tree by reducing branches/tips by 2m - (TPO-DER-066)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00981/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00981/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Derwent And Pont Valley
- Parish
- No Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NE39 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 2 refused.
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DM/25/01828/TPO Granted
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Felling of one tree - TPO-DER-066
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DM/24/02609/TPO Granted
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Felling of one Conifer tree - TPO-DER-066.
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DM/24/01973/TPO Refused
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Felling of one Fir tree between 14 and 16 High Mill Road - TPO-DER-066
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DM/24/01972/TPO Refused
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Felling of one Conifer tree (T1) - TPO-DER-066.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: DM/20/01871/TPO (Decided)
- Application: DM/20/02279/TPO (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/01972/TPO (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/01973/TPO (Decided)
- Application: DM/24/02609/TPO (Decided)
- Application: DM/25/01828/TPO (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- APPROVAL TPO
- SITE PLAN
- FIR TREE PHOTOS
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SUPERSEDED TPO PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 3 June 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
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11 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
92% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec
T1. Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical - TPO-DER-066
Awaiting decision Trees -
3 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
92% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov
Tree 1 - Willow - Front Garden - Fell. Tree 2 - Cedar - Front Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 2-3 metres, maintaining a balanced and natural form. Crown lift by removing selected low limbs overhanging the road to provide appropriate clearance for highway users. Tree 3 - Birch 1 - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. Tree 4 - Birch 2 - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. - TPO-DER-066
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
10 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
5 day notice for urgent works to fell one Cypress tree covered by (TPO DER-066).
Granted Trees 4 docs -
10 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
T1 and T2 - Ash - Fell. T3-10 - Poplars - Reduce height by 3m. T11,12,13 - Silver Birch - Fell. T14 - Pine - to heavily ended branch by 2m. T15,16 - Pine - to heavily ended branch by 1.5m. T17 - Pine - Reduce three longer branches back by approx. 1m. T18 - Birch - Fell. T19 - Ash - Fell. (TPO-DER-066)
Granted Trees 6 docs -
20 Lodge Close Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HB
Single storey rear extension; garage conversion to a home study/gym with associated external alterations.
Granted Full applications Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE
Felling of one Fir tree between 14 and 16 High Mill Road - TPO-DER-066
Refused Trees 5 docs
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DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision
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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
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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
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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
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DM/26/02520/TPO Granted
The Vicarage 3 Parsons Lonnen Barnard Castle DL12 8ST
T1 sycamore tree - Crown reduction 2 metres of the height and 1.5 metres of the side branches - TPO-TDC-2-2005
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DM/26/02409/TPO Granted
3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA
Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973