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11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

Granted County Durham DM/26/01832/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01832/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01832/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Decided
23 Oct 2026
Ward
North Lodge
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH3 3XA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 23 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  5. 23 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 23 Jul 2026
  • CAVITIES (T2) (2) Photo · 15 Jul 2026
  • SILVER BIRCH (T3) Photo · 15 Jul 2026
  • OVERHANG (T4) Photo · 15 Jul 2026
  • CHERRY (T1) 1 Photo · 15 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 15 Jul 2026
  • BEECH (T2) Photo · 15 Jul 2026
  • CAVITIES (T2) (1) Photo · 15 Jul 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 23 October 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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