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Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

Granted County Durham DM/23/00496/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

Remove major deadwood. Remove hazard beam limb T503 Scots Pine, Fell T511 Ash and Fell T520 Crack Willow

As published by the council, reference DM/23/00496/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/00496/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
20 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
28 Mar 2023
Ward
Weardale (Historic)
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL13 3DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02621/TCA Decided

    Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

    T505 - Pine - remove dead tree, T507 - Larch - crown lift to 3m, T508 - Larch - crown lift to 5m over road, T509 - Larch - crown lift 5m over road, T510 - Sycamore - remove major deadwood, T517 - Whitebeam - Remove tree stakes, T519 - Ash - remove broken limb, T536 Oak - remove tree, T537 - Oak - remove dead branch, T539 - Oak - remove deadwood, T541 - Oak - remove, T549, T550. T551, T552, T553, T554, T555, Lime - remove tree stakes, T559 Copper Beech - remove deadwood, G2 Ash - remove 1 nr Ash tree with severe Ash dieback - Section 211 notice

    Decided 19 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/24/00148/FPA Granted

    Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

    Installation of one cabin (amended proposals)

    Decided 10 Oct 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Feb 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Batson Groundcare Ltd Agent, registered in Co Durham

Active · incorporated 2002 · Co Durham

43 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 28 March 2023, 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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