Planning application
4A Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Common Lime - Pseudo-pollard the tree to a height of 15 metres, which will reduce the tree by 6 metres. T2 & T3 Common Ash - Fell to ground level. - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03180/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03180/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL13 3AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arbor Division Ltd Agent, registered in Seaham
Active · incorporated 2006 · Seaham
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 3 December 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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