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Hermitage TPO Area A2 The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG

DM/25/03264/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 29 January 2026

TPO/S211 (No objection)

Proposal

T54 Purple Beech Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 2m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown, not main structural branches. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. T65 horse Chestnut Stem decay noted, it was agreed to see the tree within the summer months to assess its leaf coverage. A final decision will be made at that time. T116 No works required. T135 Oak Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 2 m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown, not main structural branches. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junctions. G142 Reduce highlighted ash within corner of field by 3m only. (amended proposal)

Received
19 November 2025
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Chester-le-Street South
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.17 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hermitage TPO Area A2 The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Chester-le-Street South. We hold 1,688 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 3RG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
5 January 2026
Consultation start
26 November 2025
Consultation end
17 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
26 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
17 December 2025
Last date for comments
5 January 2026
Target decision date
15 January 2026
Permission expires
29 January 2028

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
15 December 2025
Site notice end
5 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14500087
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Green belt: County Durham
  • Ancient woodland: Chester Dene

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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