Planning application
Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Large Weeping Willow Tree overhanging the B6277. Proposal is to reduce the overhang back to the original trunk of the tree
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01972/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01972/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Upper Teesdale
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Decision by
- TPO Full Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 9QB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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DM/21/03896/LB Granted
Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB
Replace 3 No External doors
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jul 2025
Received by County Durham
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21 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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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