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Plashetts Summerhill Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NJ

DM/25/01142/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 6 June 2025

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

Proposal

Maple - Remove small diameter branches to facilitate clearance of the lowest overhanging branches. Epicormic growth to be pruned from the main stem. - Section 211 notice

Received
28 April 2025
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Benfieldside (Historic)
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated28 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided6 Jun

Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Plashetts Summerhill Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0NJ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Shotley Bridge conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,313 applications in total for the DH8 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
DH8 0NJ
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 April 2025
Consultation expiry
21 May 2025
Consultation start
30 April 2025
Consultation end
21 May 2025
Target decision date
9 June 2025
Permission expires
6 June 2027

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-13977487
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Shotley Bridge
  • 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

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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