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Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

Granted County Durham DM/21/01685/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Fell T1. Ash, Remove lowest limb T4. Norway Maple and Fell T9. Sycamore

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01685/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01685/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
10 May 2021
Validated
10 May 2021
Decided
18 Jun 2021
Ward
Barnard Castle East (Historic)
Parish
Whorlton
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL12 8XQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/02932/TCA Granted

    Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    T1 Rowan Fell

    Decided 17 Nov 2025 Trees
  • DM/21/00781/TCA Withdrawn

    Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    Fell 3 No. Sycamore trees, Fell 1 No. Rowan tree, Remove overhanging branches to 1 No. Ash tree to front and Fell 2 No. Sycamore trees to the rear

    Decided 27 Apr 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Teesdale Heritage Trees Agent

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Documents

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1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 18 June 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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  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/25/02932/TCA Submitted 17 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Rowan Fell

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  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/21/00781/TCA Submitted 5 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Fell 3 No. Sycamore trees, Fell 1 No. Rowan tree, Remove overhanging branches to 1 No. Ash tree to front and Fell 2 No. Sycamore trees to the rear

    Withdrawn Trees

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    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

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    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

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    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees