Millstream Cottage 9 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AY
Approved on 10 October 2019
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
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Proposal
Fell 1 No. Horse Chestnut tree
- Received
- 11 September 2019
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Weardale
- Agent
- Batson Groundcare Ltd
- ReceivedReceived11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation4 Oct
- TargetTarget Date22 Oct
- DecidedDecided10 Oct
Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Millstream Cottage 9 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AY. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,945 applications in total for the DL13 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
- DL13 3AY
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wolsingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 September 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 4 October 2019
- Consultation start
- 13 September 2019
- Consultation end
- 4 October 2019
- Target decision date
- 22 October 2019
- Permission expires
- 10 October 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Batson Groundcare Ltd
- Agent address
- Batson Groundcare Ltd Unit 1 Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4QB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08141907
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Wolsingham
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201830 Oct
T1 - fell dead tree, Group 2 - crown raise to 4.5m over access road and pruned back 1-2m and T3 - repollard…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/18/03309/TCA - 201726 Oct
Non Material Amendment to app DM/16/03670/FPA
ApprovedNon-material amendmentDM/17/03592/NMA - 201616 Nov
Part conversion of garage to 1 bed holiday let
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/16/03670/FPA
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