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Ford View Ford Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0SE

DM/26/00828/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 April 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Holly - reduce in height by around 2-3m, T2 - Plum - recent failure of 1x stem, remove failed stem, reduce remaining by around 2-3m to reduce end weight to allow to recover, T3 - Apple - low hanging branches over parking area- crown lift/ reduce back over parking area by 4m, T4 - Apple - minor branches encroaching outbuilding, reduce back branches to allow 1-2m clearance, T5 - Beech - minor branches encroaching wires, prune to allow approx. 1m clearance from cables. - (Section 211 notice)

Received
31 March 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Lanchester And Burnhope
Agent
Premier Tree Services
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.5 May
  4. Target12 May
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ford View Ford Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0SE. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Lanchester conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Lanchester And Burnhope. 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 0SE
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lanchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
5 May 2026
Consultation start
14 April 2026
Consultation end
5 May 2026
Target decision date
12 May 2026
Decision issued
27 April 2026
Permission expires
27 April 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Premier Tree Services
Agent address
Unit 8a, Sea View Industrial Estate Sea View Industrial Estate Horden SR8 4TQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14824713
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Lanchester
  • 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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© 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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