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Town End Farm High Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AR

DM/17/03397/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 27 October 2017

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionFast Track

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Proposal

Remove limbs of Lime tree back to main trunk and removal of Hawthorn

Received
13 October 2017
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth
Agent
GOC Construction Management Ltd
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.8 Nov
  4. Target23 Nov
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 14 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Town End Farm High Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AR. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 6 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Bishop Middleham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 282 applications in total for the DL17 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
DL17 9AR
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishop Middleham

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2017
Consultation expiry
8 November 2017
Consultation start
18 October 2017
Consultation end
8 November 2017
Last date for comments
8 November 2017
Target decision date
23 November 2017
Decision issued
30 October 2017
Permission expires
30 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
GOC Construction Management Ltd
Agent address
13 Front Street Broompark Durham DH7 7QX

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bishop MiddlehamPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    13 Oct

    Removal of 2no. hawthorn

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaFiled alongsideDM/17/03381/TCA
  2. 2017
    13 Oct

    Remove limbs of Lime tree back to main trunk and removal of Hawthorn

    This applicationApprovedTreesDM/17/03397/TCA

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    1 Jul

    Variation of condition 1 of planning permission DM/19/00975/VOC

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/20/01720/VOC
  2. 2019
    18 Mar

    Variation of conditions 2 and 3 pursuant to planning approval: DM/16/03067/FPA

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/19/00975/VOC
  3. 2017
    20 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 pursuant to planning approval ref: DM/16/03067/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/17/00070
  4. 2016
    23 Sep

    Conversion of barns to 3no. dwellings

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/03067/FPA
  5. 2016
    12 Jul

    Refurbishment of farm house comprising internal alterations, loft conversion, new windows and raised rear…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/02245/FPA
  6. 2015
    14 Dec

    Demolition of farmhouse and erection of replacement dwelling

    WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationDM/15/03848/FPA

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