Planning application
2 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - cut back secondary branches to remove overhang from building, T2 Willow, T3 Whitebeam & T4 Laburnum - Undertake pruning works to cut overhanging vegetation, growing from neighbouring garden, back from property - Section 211 notice.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00321/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00321/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Weardale
- Parish
- Wolsingham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DL13 3AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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23 Feb 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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 23 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.
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