Planning application
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
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
- Approved
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Upper Teesdale
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- 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.
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TPO/422/2025 Granted
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Pound House Cotherstone Tree Preservation Order 2025
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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
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DM/21/00682/TCA Granted
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Fell T1. Norway Spruce and Fell T2. Leyland Cyprus
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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