Demesne Mill Recreation Ground Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham

3/TC/2012/0025Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 December 2012

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Tree works

Received: 21 November 2012
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council

ReceivedReceived21 Nov
ValidatedValidated21 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date1 Jan
DecidedDecided13 Dec

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Demesne Mill Recreation Ground Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 November 2012
Target decision date: 1 January 2013
Decision issued: 14 December 2012
Permission expires: 13 December 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent: Wolsingham Parish Clerk
Agent address: Mr Gordon Dobson Town Hall Market Place Wolsingham Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 3AF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 41 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

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: Wolsingham

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.

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