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Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

Granted County Durham DM/26/02141/TCA Trees

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.

  • 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)

    Decided 7 Oct 2025 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 16 Jul 2025 Full applications
  • DM/22/03219/TCA Granted

    Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

    5 day notice to fell 1 no. Beech tree

    Decided 10 Nov 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  5. 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 Supporting Information · 20 Aug 2026
  • TREE PHOTO 5 Supporting Information · 14 Aug 2026
  • TREE PHOTO 1 Supporting Information · 14 Aug 2026
  • TREE PHOTO 2 Supporting Information · 14 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Aug 2026
  • TREE LOCATION OS Extract · 14 Aug 2026
  • TREE PHOTO 3 Supporting Information · 14 Aug 2026
  • TREE PHOTO 4 Supporting Information · 14 Aug 2026

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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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