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15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

Refused County Durham DM/25/02891/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lime - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape (by up to 1.5m), Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3.5m - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02891/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02891/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Decided
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
TPO Full Delegated
Postcode
DL13 3DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • DM/24/01780/TPO Refused

    15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

    Felling of Scot's Pine (P4) - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

    Decided 15 Aug 2024 Trees
  • DM/23/03459/FPA Withdrawn

    15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

    Change of use of part of existing residential garage (C3) to mixed use (C3/E) for the operation of cycle repair business

    Decided 4 Jan 2024 Full applications
  • DM/22/01088/TPO Granted

    15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

    Remove failed branches to T1. Dawn Redwood and Remove failed branches and reduce width to reinstate 2m clearance from property to T2.

    Decided 10 May 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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