Planning application
Hollin Lodge 29A Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 7QU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Conifer - reduce the height by 4m, 2. Conifer - trim to tidy, 3. Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, 4. Cherry crown - reduce and reshape by 3m (Section 211 notice)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01079/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01079/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Bishop Auckland
- Parish
- Bishop Auckland
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL14 7QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 May 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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County Durham granted permission on 13 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.
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