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The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

Decided County Durham DM/26/02298/TCA Trees

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Ash (T5) - crown lift to 4m, Larch (T8) - prune back crown by 3m, Birch x2 and Beech (T10) - felling and removal (Amended Description)

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02298/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02298/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Decided
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
2 Sep 2026
Decided
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DH1 3PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/22/03169/TPO Granted

    The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

    Works to 9 trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order omitting the proposed works to trees no. 3 and 4 following the advice of the Tree Officer. (amended description 09.01.2023)

    Decided 9 Jan 2023 Trees
  • DM/21/02256/TPO Split decision

    The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

    Various tree works to 34no. trees

    Decided 21 Sep 2021 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. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 14 Oct 2026

    Decision issued

  5. 14 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 01 Sep 2026
  • FRH OS Extract · 01 Sep 2026

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After the decision

County Durham has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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