Planning application
Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Felling of Number 53 - Ash tree - Section 211 notice
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00029/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00029/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Upper Teesdale
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL12 9QW
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/02168/FPA Awaiting decision
Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Installation of 10 No. Ground Mounted Solar Panels
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DM/24/00837/FPA Granted
Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Conversion of field shelter to hobby room/workshop
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- RAISE NO OBJECTION TCA
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 16 January 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.
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DM/26/02619/TCA Decided
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DM/26/02520/TPO Granted
The Vicarage 3 Parsons Lonnen Barnard Castle DL12 8ST
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DM/26/02409/TPO Granted
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Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973
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DM/26/02501/TPO Granted
26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY
The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.
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DM/26/02572/TPO Granted
33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF
Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)