Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

This site has had 11 applications since 2021: 10 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/00269/DRC Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Discharge of condition 4 (HMMP) and statutory BNG condition (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02077/FPA

  Decided 10 Mar 2026 Conditions
• DM/26/00074/VOC Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Variation of Condition 1 pursuant to planning permission DM/25/00975/FPA (Temporary Illuminated artwork text on scaffold support) to extend the length of display until 5 May 2026

  Decided 27 Feb 2026 Amendments
• DM/25/02966/TCA Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  G2 - Beech - Group consists of 9 x beech. Asymmetrical crown spread west with long slender branches overhanging private allotment. Minor deadwood present.- Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment, pruning no branches larger than 50mm diameter.

  Decided 17 Nov 2025 Trees
• DM/25/02395/TPO Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Various works to T1 (Sycamore), T2 (Sycamore), T7 (Sycamore), T10 (Silver Maple), T14 (Elm), T15 (Lawson Cypress) and T31 (Holly)

  Decided 21 Oct 2025 Trees
• DM/25/02077/FPA Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Erection of timber garden pavilion to be used as secondary bowls clubhouse (adjacent to Barnard Castle Bowling Club green).

  Decided 19 Dec 2025 Full applications
• DM/24/03067/TCA Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  T11 Common Lime (Tilia europaea) - Reduce to 9m due to included union and leaning stems; T12 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce east stem by 4m; G1 Mixed Species (Sycamore, Whitebeam, Lawsons Cypress, Scots Pine) - Sever and strip ivy to 1m height and clear vegetation to allow full access; and G2 Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment back to fence line.

  Decided 20 Dec 2024 Trees
• DM/23/00274/TPO Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Crown lift of all trees across the site where applicable not exceeding 2.5m above ground level. Crown lifting of mature Lime tree adjacent to western site boundary as indicated on site, not exceeding 2.5m. T33 Norway Maple - crown reduce by 2m height/1m radial spread to reduce profile of tree.

  Decided 30 Mar 2023 Trees
• DM/21/02126/LB Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Installation of hand rail.

  Decided 26 Jul 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
• DM/21/01970/TCA Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Fell T1. Monkey puzzle tree, Fell T2. Cherry tree and trim up to 1m to T3. Yew tree

  Decided 21 Jun 2021 Trees
• DM/21/01787/FPA Granted

  Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  Erection of outdoor classroom.

  Decided 30 Jun 2021 Full applications

1. 12 Nov 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 13 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jan 2025

   Decision issued: Part APV/REF

4. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/24/03067/TCA Submitted 12 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T11 Common Lime (Tilia europaea) - Reduce to 9m due to included union and leaning stems; T12 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce east stem by 4m; G1 Mixed Species (Sycamore, Whitebeam, Lawsons Cypress, Scots Pine) - Sever and strip ivy to 1m height and clear vegetation to allow full access; and G2 Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment back to fence line.

  Granted Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/23/00274/TPO Submitted 25 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Crown lift of all trees across the site where applicable not exceeding 2.5m above ground level. Crown lifting of mature Lime tree adjacent to western site boundary as indicated on site, not exceeding 2.5m. T33 Norway Maple - crown reduce by 2m height/1m radial spread to reduce profile of tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/26/00269/DRC Submitted 4 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (HMMP) and statutory BNG condition (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning permission DM/25/02077/FPA

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/25/02077/FPA Submitted 29 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Erection of timber garden pavilion to be used as secondary bowls clubhouse (adjacent to Barnard Castle Bowling Club green).

  Granted Full applications 26 docs

• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/25/02966/TCA Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  G2 - Beech - Group consists of 9 x beech. Asymmetrical crown spread west with long slender branches overhanging private allotment. Minor deadwood present.- Reduce western crowns overhanging allotment, pruning no branches larger than 50mm diameter.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Bowes Museum Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP

  DM/21/02126/LB Submitted 14 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of hand rail.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

• DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

  11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

  Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

  Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

  5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

  Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

  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

  Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

  15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

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