25 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF
Approved on 5 October 2022
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
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Proposal
Removal of T1 Monkey Puzzle tree
- Received
- 8 September 2022
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Weardale (Historic)
- Agent
- Batson Groundcare Ltd
- ReceivedReceived8 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation6 Oct
- TargetTarget Date20 Oct
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 25 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DF. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. 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 3DF
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wolsingham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 September 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 6 October 2022
- Consultation start
- 15 September 2022
- Consultation end
- 6 October 2022
- Target decision date
- 20 October 2022
- Decision issued
- 10 October 2022
- Permission expires
- 10 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Batson Groundcare Ltd
- Agent address
- Batson Groundcare Ltd, Unit 1 Inker Unit 1 Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4QB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11532561
- Documents
- 6
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 (20)
flood storage areas, 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.
- 202220 May
Removal of T1 to repair grade II listed stone wall
RefusedTree Preservation OrderDM/22/01546/TPO - 20167 Oct
T1 and T2 Holm Oak - crown thinning to a maximum of 15% density, crown raise to a height of 2.5m from ground…
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderDM/16/03247/TPO - 20056 Oct
Replacement of the 2 top panels in the six panel timber back door with glazed panes & repainting of door…
ApprovedListed building consent3/2005/0866
Source: Durham
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