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Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

Awaiting decision County Durham DM/25/02560/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

1 Sycamore - Crown lift to 1m above the toilet block and remove the Ash sapling and the Sycamore re-gen to ground level 15 Ash - Fell as close to current ground level as practical 19 Ash - Long term it would be beneficial to crown reduce this tree or consider its removal in the future 23 Ash - Reduce the overhanging limb on the camping site by 4-5m H1 Leylandii hedge - Trim the top and both sides to tidy 2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m and remove the epicormic growth 4 Ash - Remove the regrowth to stump level 8 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 12 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 14 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 16 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 18 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 19 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 21 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 25 Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2m Section 211 notice

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02560/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02560/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
15 Sep 2025
Validated
15 Sep 2025
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 1LN

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/00105/TCA Granted

    Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

    Trim to tidy sides, reduce the height by 2m and remove the Ash and Sycamore samplings to H1. Leylandii hedge, Crown clean/deadwood and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to T2. Sycamore, Reduce height by 1m, trim both sides to tidy and remove Ash sapling to H3. Leylandii hedge, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T10. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T11. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T12. Beech, Crown lift to 2m to T24. Apple and Crown lift to 3m to T43. Birch and Crown lift to 2.2m, Prune to clear adjacent property by 3m and remove the basal Ash sapling to ground level to T1. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3.5m and remove epicormic growth to T2. Sycamore, Remove epicormic growth to T3. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3m and prune back to fence line up to 3m in height to G8. Cherry, Crown lift to 3m over campsite side of the tree to T12. Ash and Remove the epicormic growth to T14. Ash

    Decided 28 Feb 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

    DM/23/00105/TCA Submitted 17 Jan 2023 100 yards away

    Trim to tidy sides, reduce the height by 2m and remove the Ash and Sycamore samplings to H1. Leylandii hedge, Crown clean/deadwood and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to T2. Sycamore, Reduce height by 1m, trim both sides to tidy and remove Ash sapling to H3. Leylandii hedge, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T10. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T11. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T12. Beech, Crown lift to 2m to T24. Apple and Crown lift to 3m to T43. Birch and Crown lift to 2.2m, Prune to clear adjacent property by 3m and remove the basal Ash sapling to ground level to T1. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3.5m and remove epicormic growth to T2. Sycamore, Remove epicormic growth to T3. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3m and prune back to fence line up to 3m in height to G8. Cherry, Crown lift to 3m over campsite side of the tree to T12. Ash and Remove the epicormic growth to T14. Ash

    Granted Trees 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • Westgate Caravan Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

    DM/21/01973/TCA Submitted 1 Jun 2021 100 yards away

    Remove hanging branch to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T15. Ash, Crown reduce T19. Ash, Crown lift up to 2m above caravan roof to T6. Sycamore, Fell T9. Beech, Remove hanging branch to T13. Beech and Crown lift up to 2m to T24. Apple

    Granted Trees 1 doc

  • Middlegate Barn Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LP

    DM/25/03341/FPA Submitted 28 Nov 2025 350 yards away

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  • Allotment Gardens High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

    DM/25/02267/TCA Submitted 15 Aug 2025 400 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Oct

    7. Ash - prune to clear the adjacent building by 2m, 8. Willow - pollard leaving the stem at 1.5m in height - Section 211 notice

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

  • Land West Of 16 High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

    DM/23/00430/TCA Submitted 14 Feb 2023 450 yards away

    Reduce and reshape up to 4m to T1. Beech, Cut stump down to T2. Sycamore, Fell T3. Ash, Fell T4. Ash and Fell T5. Ash

    Granted Trees 4 docs

In County Durham

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    4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
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  • DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees