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The Rookery Ashwood Grange Thornley

DM/18/00482/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 8 May 2018

Fast Track

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Felling and Removal of 1No Ash Tree and Removal of Dead Wood from 2No Sycamore Trees (Amended)

Received
9 February 2018
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Trimdon and Thornley
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Rookery Ashwood Grange Thornley. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 5 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thornley

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2018
Consultation expiry
11 May 2018
Consultation start
27 April 2018
Consultation end
11 May 2018
Neighbour consultation start
16 February 2018
Neighbour consultation end
9 March 2018
Last date for comments
14 March 2018
Target decision date
6 April 2018
Permission expires
8 May 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chris Wheatley Tree Surgery
Agent address
2 Pesspool Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2DN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 February 2018
Site notice end
14 March 2018

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    25 Feb

    Erection of detached house

    RefusedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/00598/FPA
  2. 2014
    24 Jan

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning application ref: PL/5/2013/0215

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/14/00002
  3. 2013
    21 May

    2 two storey dwellings

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2013/0215
  4. 2013
    22 Apr

    Detached double garage

    RefusedFull Planning Application5/PL/2013/0157
  5. 2012
    10 Sep

    Four bedroomed two storey detached house

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2012/0357
  6. 2011
    7 Jul

    2 no. Dwelling houses(part retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application5/PL/2011/0283

Source: Durham

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