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3 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02390/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Tree 1 - Willow - Front Garden - Fell. Tree 2 - Cedar - Front Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 2-3 metres, maintaining a balanced and natural form. Crown lift by removing selected low limbs overhanging the road to provide appropriate clearance for highway users. Tree 3 - Birch 1 - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. Tree 4 - Birch 2 - Rear Garden - Crown reduce and reshape by approximately 1-2 metres, retaining a balanced and natural crown structure. - TPO-DER-066

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02390/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02390/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
9 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Derwent And Pont Valley
Parish
No Parish
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
NE39 1HE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 1/1988/0143/55415 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/1990/0415/51109 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/1996/0543/1775 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/1997/0081/6919 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/1998/0943/9095 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/2000/0586/11963 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/2006/0852/57881 (Decided)
  • Application: 1/2013/0097/86091 (Decided)
  • Application: DM/15/02185/TPO (Decided)

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 17 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 09 Sep 2026
  • SKETCH PLAN OS Extract · 09 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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