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Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

Granted County Durham DM/25/03091/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

Felling of self-seeded goat willow tree.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03091/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03091/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Decided
6 Feb 2026
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 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/25/01837/VOC Granted

    Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    'Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to alter layout of new builds, 3 (nutrient neutrality), 4 (BNG), 8 (trees), 13 (bat & bird habitat compensation plan), 21 (boundary treatments) & 23 (drainage) of DM/23/02254/FPA

    Decided 9 Jun 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 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 6 February 2026, 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

Within 500 metres

  • Coach House Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/26/01877/TCA Submitted 20 Jul 2026 33m away

    To fell goats willow tree

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Coach House Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/21/01713/TCA Submitted 12 May 2021 36m away

    Reduce up to 30% to T1. Cypress, Reduce up to 30% to T2. Hawthorn, Reduce up to 50% to T3. Willow and Crown reduction up to 6m and removal of major leader to T4. Ash

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Whorlton Hall Hospital Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/25/01837/VOC Submitted 8 Jul 2025 65m away

    'Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to alter layout of new builds, 3 (nutrient neutrality), 4 (BNG), 8 (trees), 13 (bat & bird habitat compensation plan), 21 (boundary treatments) & 23 (drainage) of DM/23/02254/FPA

    Granted Amendments Trees 54 docs

  • Woodbine Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XG

    DM/26/00606/FPA Submitted 10 Mar 2026 103m away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~18 May

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  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

    DM/21/01685/TCA Submitted 10 May 2021 137m away

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    Granted Trees 1 doc

  • Fern Cottage Whorlton Barnard Castle DL12 8XQ

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    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

    Withdrawn Trees

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