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River House Church Bank Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AE

DM/26/01128/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T1 - Holly - remove tree down to some epicormic growth to try and retain. - Section 211 notice

Received
5 May 2026
Decision due
16 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Agent
THP Services
  1. Received5 May
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at River House Church Bank Startforth Barnard Castle DL12 9AE. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Barnard Castle conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Lower Teesdale. We hold 859 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 9AE
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Startforth

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2026
Consultation expiry
2 June 2026
Consultation start
12 May 2026
Consultation end
2 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
THP Services
Agent address
12 Cleveland Road Barnard Castle DL128DW

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14908309
Documents
2

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 (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.

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