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Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL

DM/26/01017/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

7. Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 8. Beech - remove the broken limb leaving the stub just beyond the torn section - (Section 211 notice)

Received
21 April 2026
Decision due
2 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Thornbury Garth The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brancepeth conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Willington And Hunwick. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the DH7 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
DH7 8EL
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brancepeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Consultation start
24 April 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14875262
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Brancepeth
  • Registered park and garden: Brancepeth CastlePart of the site

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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

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

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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

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