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Unit 6 Site 3 Harelaw Industrial Estate Harelaw Stanley DH9 8UJ

DM/23/03772/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 9 February 2024

TPO/S211 (No objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Area 1 - Trees within the plantation adjacent to the retaining wall and edge of hard standing/access. Various species. Prune low overhanging branches to provide clearance to enable vehicular access not exceeding 5m above ground level. Remove any leaning, poorly formed trees within 3m of the edge of the hard standing areas adjacent to the boundary wall to the rear of the unit. Area 2 - Trees adjacent to the Gas Main/side entrance. Various species. Remove or prune trees as required to reinstate the original access. Clear sufficient trees and shrubs to allow vehicular/machine access for maintenance purposes. Clear 2.5m each side of the gas main. Plus crown lift up to 2.5m over pedestrian access/steps. Area 3 - Trees adjacent to the B6168 Various species. Prune all trees along this stretch to allow 2.5m clearance over footpath. TPO/337/2023.

Received
14 December 2023
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Annfield Plain (Historic)
Agent
CHRIS GILL TREE SURGERY LTD
  1. Received14 Dec
  2. Validated15 Dec
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target9 Feb
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Unit 6 Site 3 Harelaw Industrial Estate Harelaw Stanley DH9 8UJ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 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
DH9 8UJ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stanley

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 December 2023
Consultation expiry
6 February 2024
Consultation start
16 January 2024
Consultation end
6 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2024
Last date for comments
6 February 2024
Target decision date
9 February 2024
Permission expires
9 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
CHRIS GILL TREE SURGERY LTD
Agent address
17 Chapel Grange Westerhope NE5 5NF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12676037
Documents
6

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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