Planning application
Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA
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.
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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
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DM/26/01401/TPO Withdrawn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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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