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Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW

DM/26/00029/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 16 January 2026

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Felling of Number 53 - Ash tree - Section 211 notice

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Upper Teesdale
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 10 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 7 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Cotherstone conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Upper Teesdale. We hold 860 applications in total for the DL12 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
DL12 9QW
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cotherstone

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation start
7 January 2026
Consultation end
28 January 2026
Target decision date
17 February 2026
Decision issued
19 January 2026
Permission expires
19 January 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14602311
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Cotherstone
  • Listed building: Grade II: Hallgarth Hill HouseOn or next to this site
  • Scheduled monument: Cotherstone CastlePart of the 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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    27 Mar

    Conversion of field shelter to hobby room/workshop

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationDM/24/00837/FPA

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