Planning application
Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA
Works: Trees
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Remove deadwood and reduce overall height and density and ensure that branches do not encroach on neighbouring properties, public footpaths or adjacent road traffic signs tree no.s T20 - T21 - T22 - T23 - T24 - T25 - T26 - T28. In particular T21 - (Elm) remove branches overhanging Mill Cottage, T25 - (Chestnut) remove branches protruding towards housing and over public footpath and T28 - (Whitebeam) Remove
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01401/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01401/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Withdrawn
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Easington And Shotton
- Parish
- Easington Village
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SR8 3UA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02057/TPO Granted
Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA
T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level
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DM/26/02057/TCA Granted
Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA
T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by County Durham
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Withdrawn
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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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