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Moat House 3 Chapel Walls Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EA

DM/21/02872/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 16 September 2021

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Crown lift to 5m to T956 Large leafed lime, Fell T957 and T958 Scots pine, Remove lowest limb T961 Scots pine and Crown lift to 3m to G1 3No. Beech trees

Received
12 August 2021
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Weardale
Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Sep
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Moat House 3 Chapel Walls Uppertown Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3EA. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Weardale. We hold 1,944 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 3EA
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wolsingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2021
Consultation expiry
9 September 2021
Consultation start
19 August 2021
Consultation end
9 September 2021
Target decision date
23 September 2021
Decision issued
20 September 2021
Permission expires
20 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
Agent address
Unit 1 Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4QB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10123866
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    29 Sep

    Works to 2 No. Scots Pines (T960 - remove lowest limb growing to south east and T964 - remove 2 No. lowest…

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/21/03397/TCA
  2. 2018
    23 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (Sample panel) pursuant to planning permission DM/17/02183/VOC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/18/00078
  3. 2017
    18 Dec

    Discharge of condition 5 of planning permission DM/17/02183/VOC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDRC/17/00491
  4. 2017
    3 Jul

    Variation of condition 2 of application DM/16/00002/VOC

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/17/02183/VOC
  5. 2016
    4 Jan

    Amendment to house design for plot 1 (amended design received 04th April 2016) (further amended design…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DM/16/00002/VOC

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