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Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/02932/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

T1 Rowan Fell

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02932/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02932/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Whorlton
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL12 8XQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/01685/TCA Granted

    Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    Fell T1. Ash, Remove lowest limb T4. Norway Maple and Fell T9. Sycamore

    Decided 18 Jun 2021 Trees
  • DM/21/00781/TCA Withdrawn

    Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    Fell 3 No. Sycamore trees, Fell 1 No. Rowan tree, Remove overhanging branches to 1 No. Ash tree to front and Fell 2 No. Sycamore trees to the rear

    Decided 27 Apr 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Teesdale Heritage Trees Agent

20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 17 November 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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    DM/21/02087/VOC Submitted 8 Jun 2021 50 yards away

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  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/21/00781/TCA Submitted 5 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Fell 3 No. Sycamore trees, Fell 1 No. Rowan tree, Remove overhanging branches to 1 No. Ash tree to front and Fell 2 No. Sycamore trees to the rear

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  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

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    Fell T1. Ash, Remove lowest limb T4. Norway Maple and Fell T9. Sycamore

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    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees