Planning application
12 Birkett Close Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
B101116010 - Prunus spp. - Low branching encroaching into carpark - Crown lift to 2m over carpark - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01762/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01762/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 1 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Upper Teesdale
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL12 9QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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21 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
-
29 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Special Branch Tree Services LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 21 July 2025, 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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