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Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00576/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Remove dead wood from Ash tree overhanging a public bench. Take 1.5 metres off the tips of a beech tree

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00576/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00576/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Decided
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Cotherstone
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL12 9QJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2003: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • TPO/422/2025 Granted

    Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Pound House Cotherstone Tree Preservation Order 2025

    Decided 21 May 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/02954/TCA Decided

    Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Removal of two dead Ash trees Removal of one Ash tree with estimated 50% die back, fungal infection and decayed branch above a public bench 30% Crown reduction of a Beach

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Trees
  • DM/21/00682/TCA Granted

    Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Fell T1. Norway Spruce and Fell T2. Leyland Cyprus

    Decided 10 May 2021 Trees
  • 6/TC/2003/0020 Granted

    Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ

    Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1 Holly & pruning of 1 Ash

    Decided 12 May 2003 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 13 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/19/02515/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/21/00682/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/25/02954/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: TPO/422/2025 (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL TPO Decision · 27 Apr 2026
  • TPO Delegated Report · 30 Mar 2026
  • COTHERSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 21 Mar 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 13 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 06 Mar 2026
  • SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 06 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 27 April 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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