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Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

Granted County Durham DM/26/02057/TPO Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02057/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02057/TPO
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decided
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Parish
Easington Village
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
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.

  • 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

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/01401/TPO Withdrawn

    Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

    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

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Aug 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 8 September 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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  • Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

    DM/26/01401/TPO Submitted 2 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    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

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    DM/26/02057/TCA Submitted 5 Aug 2026 150 yards away

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