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West Grange Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE

DM/24/03220/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 23 December 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 - Ash - Remove the crown leaving the stem as a standing monolith at a height of 6m 13 - Birch - Remove major deadwood 19 and T21 - Beech - Remove major deadwood G23 - Birch - Remove major deadwood G24 - Ash - Fell one Ash G25 - Ash - Remove dead central stem 27 - Cypress - Trim back as far as practical from neighbouring garden 29 - Golden Cypress - Trim back as far as practical from neighbouring garden 31 - Cypress hedge - Reduce height by approximately 1.5m Trim back sides as far as practical 32 - Cypress x 2 - Trim back as far as practical from neighbouring garden 33 - Cypress hedgerow - Lightly trim top Trim back sides as far as practical 36 - Ash - Remove major deadwood Monitor for further signs of Ash Dieback 37 - Ash - Prune back from the neighbouring garden by 1m Monitor for signs of Ash Dieback 38 - Ash - Remove major deadwood Monitor for signs of Ash Dieback 41 - Ash - Fell as close to ground level as practical 42 - Cedar - Option 1 Remove major deadwood and prune to tidy stubs - Option 2 Remove 2 X lowest limbs overhanging the patio Remove major deadwood and prune to tidy stubs 44 - Sycamore - Prune back branches overhanging the neighbouring garden by 2- 3m 45 - Birch - Check for fungus growing on or around the base of the tree Section 211 notice.

Received
28 November 2024
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Lanchester
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received28 Nov
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.23 Dec
  4. Target9 Jan
  5. Decided23 Dec

Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at West Grange Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HE. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Lanchester conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the DH7 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
DH7 0HE
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lanchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 November 2024
Consultation expiry
23 December 2024
Consultation start
2 December 2024
Consultation end
23 December 2024
Target decision date
9 January 2025
Permission expires
23 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13598964
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: LanchesterPart of 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, 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

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© 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.

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