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4 Station Houses Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5HH

DM/23/01620/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 10 July 2023

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

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Proposal

Removal of Spruce tree (Section 211 notice)

Received
5 June 2023
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Evenwood
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated5 Jun
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target17 Jul
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Station Houses Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5HH. 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 Cockfield conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Evenwood. We hold 1,943 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 5HH
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cockfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 June 2023
Consultation expiry
3 July 2023
Consultation start
12 June 2023
Consultation end
3 July 2023
Target decision date
17 July 2023
Permission expires
10 July 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12209588
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Cockfield
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Cockfield
  • 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, 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    25 Nov

    Felling of two Sycamore and three Spruce trees - Section 211 notice

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/25/03318/TCA
  2. 2009
    13 Oct

    Erection of single storey extension to rear and alter porch roof from flat to mono-pitch

    ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2009/0338/DM
  3. 2008
    15 Aug

    Single storey rear extension & alter porch roof from flat to mono-pitch

    RefusedFull Planning Application6/2008/0349/DM
  4. 2008
    29 May

    Demolition of conservatory & replacement with stone built single storey extension & replace existing flat…

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application6/2008/0217/DM
  5. 2008
    29 May

    Demolition of conservatory & replacement with stone built single storey extension & replace existing flat…

    ApprovedConservation Area Consent6/2008/0218/DM/CA

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