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Silver Birches Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PH

Granted County Durham DM/25/03016/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 & T2 Silver Birch - Re-prune to previous points, 2 M from height. Crown thin by 15%

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03016/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03016/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Decided
13 Nov 2025
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Cotherstone
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL12 9PH

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/22/03653/TCA Granted

    Silver Birches Moor Road Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PH

    Crown reduction up to 2.5m, remove branches close to streetlights and prune branches back to BT wires to T1. Silver Birch and Crown reduction up to 2.3m, reduce branches up to 3m and prune branches away from BT lines to T2. Silver Birch

    Decided 9 Jan 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 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

Joplings Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Barnard Castle

Active · incorporated 2022 · Barnard Castle

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

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 13 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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