Whitehill Hall Chester-le-Street DH2 2NF
Approved on 2 December 2020
TPO/S211 (No objection)
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Proposal
Felling of leaning tree. (CLS-20)
- Received
- 30 October 2020
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Chester-le-Street West Central (Historic)
- Agent
- Jane Bowden Architects
- ReceivedReceived30 Oct
- ValidatedValidated30 Oct
- Consult.Consultation25 Nov
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided2 Dec
Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Whitehill Hall Chester-le-Street DH2 2NF. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,689 applications in total for the DH2 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- DH2 2NF
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 October 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 25 November 2020
- Consultation start
- 4 November 2020
- Consultation end
- 25 November 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 November 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 November 2020
- Last date for comments
- 25 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 25 December 2020
- Decision issued
- 4 December 2020
- Permission expires
- 4 December 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Jane Bowden Architects
- Agent address
- John De Mierre House Bridge Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 1UA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Ancient woodland: Whitewell Park WoodNext to the site
- 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, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202523 May
T1. Lime - Prune back overhanging branches in line with boundary fence
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/25/01402/TPO - 20225 Jan
1. Ash- prune back the overhanging branches growing towards the property by 4m 2. Yew, Rhododendron and…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/22/00009/TPO - 202128 Sep
Ash - prune back the overhanging branches growing towards the property by 4m. Yew, Rhododendron and Purple…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/21/03382/TPO - 201723 May
Works to 5 No. trees protected by a TPO
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/17/01722/TPO - 200719 Apr
Remove top of Horse Chestnut tree within Whitehill TPO 1978
ApprovedTree Preservation Order2/07/00148/TPO
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