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Land To The East Of Belsay Court And Mitford Court Sedgefield

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02692/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Woodland (W2) - crown lift to 3m and remove epicormic growth (approx 35no trees), Beech (T963) - crown lift to 3m, prune tree clear of road light and Beech (T964) - crown lift to 5m over highway

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02692/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02692/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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.

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.

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

    11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

    Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

    5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

    Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

    Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

    15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees