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Gilmour House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QE

DM/26/01000/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Felling of one Fir/leylandii tree - (Section 211 notice)

Received
21 April 2026
Decision due
2 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Upper Teesdale
  1. Received21 Apr
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 15 May.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Gilmour House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QE. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Cotherstone conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9QE
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cotherstone

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Consultation start
24 April 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14871285
Documents
3

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: Gilmour House, Former Byre and BarnOn this site · +1 more
  • 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.

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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.

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

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