Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 8
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- DL17 9AQ
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sedgefield
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Batson Groundcare Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 19 days from validation, 15 days faster than Durham's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 17 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15159730
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15159730
- Consultation
- 27 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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