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Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

Granted County Durham DM/25/02560/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

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
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
15 Sep 2025
Validated
15 Sep 2025
Decided
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Stanhope
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL13 1LN

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 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. 9 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 9 October 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 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
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  • Britton Hall Westgate DL13 1LN

    DM/26/02882/TCA Submitted 27 Oct 2026 100 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~22 Dec

    Works to trees as outlined in the Arboricultural reports 1 and 2 dated 27th October 2026 - Section 211 notice

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  • 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

  • Land East Of The Barn Shallowford Westgate DL13 1NT

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  • Allotment Gardens High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

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

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

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In County Durham

  • DM/26/02877/TCA Decided

    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice

    Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02608/TCA Decided

    6 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

    T1 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02955/TCA Awaiting decision

    Linden Lodge Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HB

    T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reduce the overall height by 4 metres and reshaping the lateral crown spread by1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reducing the overall height of both trees by 3-4 metres (25%), and reducing the lateral crown spread by 1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Section 211 notice

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

    Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Fell Sycamore tree to rear

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees