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4A Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ

DM/25/03180/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 December 2025

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Common Lime - Pseudo-pollard the tree to a height of 15 metres, which will reduce the tree by 6 metres. T2 & T3 Common Ash - Fell to ground level. - Section 211 notice

Received
11 November 2025
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Weardale
Agent
Arbor Division Ltd
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Dec
  4. Target23 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4A Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Wolsingham conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 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 3AJ
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wolsingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2025
Consultation expiry
4 December 2025
Consultation start
13 November 2025
Consultation end
4 December 2025
Target decision date
23 December 2025
Decision issued
4 December 2025
Permission expires
4 December 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Arbor Division Ltd
Agent address
Stotfold Farm Seaton Seaham Co. Durham SR7 0NE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14480766
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    16 Nov

    Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission DM/23/02661/FPA

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/23/03478/DRC
  2. 2023
    16 Nov

    Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to listed building consent DM/23/02662/LB

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDM/23/03479/DRC
  3. 2023
    4 Sep

    Repointing of dwelling with limemortar and replacement roof in slate

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/23/02661/FPA
  4. 2023
    4 Sep

    Repointing of dwelling with lime mortar and replacement roof in slate

    ApprovedListed building consentDM/23/02662/LB
  5. 2020
    22 Jul

    Crown reduce and reshape up to 5m to 2 No. Lime trees

    WithdrawnTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/20/01999/TCA
  6. 2015
    29 Jun

    Listed Building Consent to replace existing windows with double glazed timber windows

    ApprovedListed building consentDM/15/02028/LB

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