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23 - 25 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU

Refused County Durham DM/21/01426/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 Norway Maple - Fell tree (CCD-32-2012)

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01426/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01426/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
21 Apr 2021
Validated
21 Apr 2021
Decided
16 Jun 2021
Ward
Bishop Auckland Town (Historic)
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DL14 7HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • DM/26/01461/FPA Awaiting decision

    23 - 25 Durham Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7HU

    Change of use to children's home comprising 2no. staff bedrooms, 1no. self contained flat and 2no. bedrooms for up to 3 children aged up to 18 years and associated alterations

    Submitted 9 Jun 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Apr 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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