Planning application
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown
As published by the council, reference DM/26/02141/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/02141/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL17 9AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/02363/TCA Granted
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)
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DM/25/01138/FPA Granted
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Conversion of existing detached garage to gym and golf simulator room.
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DM/22/03219/TCA Granted
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- AGENT EMAIL RE TREE SPECIES
- TREE PHOTO 5
- TREE PHOTO 1
- TREE PHOTO 2
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE LOCATION
- TREE PHOTO 3
- TREE PHOTO 4
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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.
Nearby applications
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Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
Conversion of existing detached garage to gym and golf simulator room.
Granted Full applications 10 docs -
Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ
5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Newohm Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
Cherry Tree (T1) - To fell because of potential damage to boundary wall.
Granted Trees 1 docSmall domestic -
32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown reduce 2.5m and crown lift 3-4m, Ash (T2) - address fungus disease
Granted Trees 4 docs -
32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF
T1 - Cherry, T2- Maple crown reduce by approximately 30%
Granted Trees 6 docs
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