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Bedford House 12 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AA

DM/25/03382/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 December 2025

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

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Proposal

T1 metasequoia glyptostroboides Crown lifting to 3.5 metres T2 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruning T5 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruning T6 pyrus communis Removal (dangerous condition) T9 malus domestica sp. Crown reduction, approx 30% T10 malus domestica sp. Removal (poor form) T12 fagus sylvatica Crown lifting to 4 metres T13 betula utilis Removal (diseased) T14 malus domestica Removal (poor form, unbalanced) T15 prunus domestica Crown reduction,approx. 20% T16 lauris nobilis Removal of two stems, crown lifting T19 prunus domestica institia Removal (of trunk, already topped at 1.8 metres) T21 prunus domestica institia Removal (unstable, poor form) Section 211 notice

Received
3 December 2025
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Weardale
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.26 Dec
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bedford House 12 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AA. 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 Wolsingham conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 3AA
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wolsingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2025
Consultation expiry
26 December 2025
Consultation start
5 December 2025
Consultation end
26 December 2025
Target decision date
14 January 2026
Decision issued
5 January 2026
Permission expires
5 January 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14529220
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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 (21)

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, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2008
    15 Jan

    Installation of solar water heating panels on roof

    ApprovedFull Planning Application3/2008/0026

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