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The Green Cleatlam DL2 3QS

DM/23/03201/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 November 2023

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

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Proposal

Five day notice to pollard and prune back to original pruning points to top of stem including removing 2 No. overhanging branches to T1. Walnut and Fell T2. Sycamore

Received
25 October 2023
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Barnard Castle East (Historic)
  1. Received25 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.22 Nov
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 13 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Green Cleatlam DL2 3QS. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Cleatlam conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 888 applications in total for the DL2 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
DL2 3QS
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cleatlam

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2023
Consultation expiry
22 November 2023
Consultation start
1 November 2023
Consultation end
22 November 2023
Target decision date
12 December 2023
Permission expires
13 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Cleatlam
  • Listed building: Grade II: Base Stone of CrossOn or next to this site
  • 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 (19)

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, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

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