Bowes Cemetery Back Lane Bowes DL12 9HB

DM/21/03524/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 November 2021

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

Proposal

Proposed works to trees.

Received: 11 October 2021
Decision level: TPO/S211 (No objection)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Barnard Castle West

ReceivedReceived11 Oct
ValidatedValidated12 Oct
Consult.Consultation2 Nov
TargetTarget Date23 Nov
DecidedDecided5 Nov

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bowes Cemetery Back Lane Bowes DL12 9HB. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Bowes conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 860 applications in total for the DL12 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: DL12 9HB
Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bowes

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 October 2021
Consultation expiry: 2 November 2021
Consultation start: 12 October 2021
Consultation end: 2 November 2021
Target decision date: 23 November 2021
Decision issued: 9 November 2021
Permission expires: 9 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10292250
Documents: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Bowes
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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