Planning application
DM/26/00321/TCA
2 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW
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
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DM/26/01325/TPO Awaiting decision
7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW
T1 & T2 Cherry - Undertake pruning works back to previous pruning points. - TPO-CCD-15-2010
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DM/25/02576/TCA Awaiting decision
6 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW
Felling of one Conifer (T1) and one Holly (T2) - Section 211 notice
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DM/25/03382/TCA Granted
Bedford House 12 Front Street Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AA
T1 metasequoia glyptostroboides Crown lifting to 3.5 metres T2 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruning T5 malus sylvestris sp. Minor pruning T6 pyrus communis Removal (dangerous condition) T9 malus domestica sp. Crown reduction, approx 30% T10 malus domestica sp. Removal (poor form) T12 fagus sylvatica Crown lifting to 4 metres T13 betula utilis Removal (diseased) T14 malus domestica Removal (poor form, unbalanced) T15 prunus domestica Crown reduction,approx. 20% T16 lauris nobilis Removal of two stems, crown lifting T19 prunus domestica institia Removal (of trunk, already topped at 1.8 metres) T21 prunus domestica institia Removal (unstable, poor form) Section 211 notice
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DM/25/03180/TCA Granted
4A Rectory Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AJ
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
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DM/21/00943/TCA Granted
29 St Annes Drive Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DG
Crown thin up to 15%, shorten back branches on north side by maximum 2m, shorten back branches on south side by maximum 1m, shorten back branches on west side by up to 1m, shorten back branches on east side by up to 1.5m and reduce height by up to 2m to T1. Sycamore
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DM/26/01335/TCA Granted
St Mary And St Stephens Church Church Lane Wolsingham DL13 3AJ
T015 - Not identified - Mature - 22m - 136DBH - condition Fair - Minor epicormic growth at base - Pronounced buttressing - Large bifurcate union at 3.5m - Fair Crown Form and Condition - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Large deadwood Hangar at 7m in eastern canopy - Cankers around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar at 7m Eastern canopy - Remove epicormic Growth at base. T016 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Mature - 23m - 158DBH - condition Fair - Unidentified fruiting body at base of buttresses - Cavity at 1.5m on western side of trunk - Cankers around trunk - Large bifurcate union at 7m - Lower canopy consisting of epicormic Growth - Very open branching architecture - Large deadwood Hangar at 12m - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Branch stubs present around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean T022 - Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum) - Mature - 16m - 72DBH - condition Fair - Girdling root at base - Heavy southern lean - Large bifurcate union at 3m - Hollowing detected in stem between 1-2.5m - Deadwood stubs from previous limb failures present around canopy - Deadwood hangar at 9m - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean Section 211 notice
Other trees applications
In County Durham
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DM/26/01821/TCA Awaiting decision
11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND
Holly (T1) - felling and removal
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DM/26/01817/TCA Awaiting decision
10 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY
Pear (T1) - remove to ground level
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DM/26/01798/TPO Awaiting decision
40 Woodburn Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9UR
Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m of one Ash tree within rear garden. - TPO-DER-016
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TPO/436/2026 Awaiting decision
Land West Of Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ
Land West Of Queens Head Chester le Street Tree Preservation Order
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DM/26/01201/TPO Granted
Zen Bar Court Lane Durham DH1 3JS
T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level