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St Edmunds Church Front Street Sedgefield Stockton On Tees TS21 3AT

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/26/02738/TCA Trees

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T965 Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Crown lift to 5m over road. T966 Quercus robur (Common Oak) Crown lift to 3m over footpath. Crown prune to clear memorial. Crown lift to 4m over roadway T967 Tilia X europaea (Common Lime) Crown lift to 4m over roadway Remove epicomics. Crown lift to 5m. Prune clear of building. T968 Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) Crown lift to 3m. Prune clear of building. T969 Tilia cordata (Small-leaved Lime) Remove epicomics. Prune clear of building. T970 Platanus X hispanica (London Plane) Crown lift to 3m. Crown lift to 5m over road. T971 Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm) Crown lift to 3m. T972 Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm) Remove tree and retain root. T973 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) Remove tree and retain root. T974 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) Remove epicormics. Remove major deadwood. Remove broken/damaged branches. Remove decayed branch over school route. T976 Fraxinus excelsior (Ash) Make safe T977 Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) Remove tree and retain root. T978 Tilia X europaea (Common Lime) Remove ground suckers. Remove epicormics. T979 Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) Remove limb with tag

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02738/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02738/TCA
Category
Trees
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Postcode
TS21 3AT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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.

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