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Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

Granted County Durham DM/21/01396/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Felling of 2 No. trees (T37 and Sycamore close to T31), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and reduce width by 3m (T1), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T3), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level (T4, T6, T8, T10), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level, shorten 3 No. branches closest to basketball hoop and 1 No. branch encroaching boundary fence by 1.5m (T36), crown lift to 3m (T25, T26, G1, G2), prune to clear streetlight by 3m (T5), prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T11), remove limb at 5m over path (T14), reduce low branch over path to a side branch behind wound (T15), remove 4 No. branches closest to neighbouring house (T22), crown thin by 15% (T35), reduce width of tree by up to 3m (T38) and reduce width of tree by up to 2m (T39). Removal of epicormic growth (T2, T20, T22, T27, T31) and crown clean (T3, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T20, T25, T28, T30, T31, T32, G1, G2)

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01396/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01396/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
19 Apr 2021
Validated
19 Apr 2021
Decided
24 May 2021
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL13 3AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01334/TPO Granted

    Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

    Felling of T014 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and T017 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) - TPO/404/2025

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Apr 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 24 May 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 24 May 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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