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Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02295/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Tree 1 - Chestnut- crown reduction and general prune, clearing limbs from close by cables. Tree 2 - Sycamore - crown reduction and general pruning, removal of limbs overhanging cables and highway. - TPO-DER-033H

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02295/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02295/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Sep 2026
Ward
Benfieldside
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH8 0HA

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • DM/26/02674/TPO Awaiting decision

    Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA

    1 -Horse Chestnut - Crown thin by 15%, clearing the utility wires as part of the thin. 2 -Sycamore - Remove major deadwood, crown thin by upto 10% to remove minor crossing branches and to improve the form of the tree. TPO-DER-033H

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 2 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 1/2013/0554/87452 (Decided)
  • Application: DM/16/02795/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/19/03720/TPO (Decided)

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 03 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 2 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 1 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 5 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 6 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 01 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 4 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026
  • PHOTO 3 OF 6 Photo · 01 Sep 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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    1 -Horse Chestnut - Crown thin by 15%, clearing the utility wires as part of the thin. 2 -Sycamore - Remove major deadwood, crown thin by upto 10% to remove minor crossing branches and to improve the form of the tree. TPO-DER-033H

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