28 Hunters Close Medomsley Consett DH8 6SP
Proposal
Prune to clear garage by 1.5m, reduce height by 2m and lateral growth by 1m to balance the canopy of one Sycamore, remove 2 lowest branches, reduce height by 2m and lateral growth by 1m to balance the crown of one Ash, remove lowest branch over the garden, reduce height by 1.5m and lateral growth by 1m to balance the crown of two Ash (Section 211 notice)
- Received
- 20 October 2016
- Decided
- 7 November 2016 · Raise No Objection
- Decision level
- Fast Track
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Leadgate and Medomsley
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- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation14 Nov
- TargetTarget Date30 Nov
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)
This is a tree application at 28 Hunters Close Medomsley Consett DH8 6SP. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 38 days. This one was decided in 18 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's median. The site is in the Medomsley conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,303 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Jan
1. Sycamore - crown reduce and reshape by 2m, 2. Ash x3 - crown reduce and reshape by 2m, 3. Cherry - reduce…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/26/00090/TCA - 202127 Oct
1. Sycamore - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, 2. Ash x3 - crown reduce and reshape by 3m, 3. Plum - crown…
RefusedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/21/03727/TCA - 201912 Jun
Single storey rear extension
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/19/01875/FPA - 201120 Sep
Removal of stem growing from base, deadwood and crossing branches of one ash tree (T1) and removal of lowest…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order1/2011/0489/82983 - 200817 Jun
Replacement windows and doors with upvc
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2008/0451/65387 - 20073 Apr
Pruning of three ash trees (section 211 notice)
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2007/0307/60329
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Medomsley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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