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7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW

Granted County Durham DM/26/01325/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 & T2 Cherry - Undertake pruning works back to previous pruning points. - TPO-CCD-15-2010

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01325/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01325/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Decided
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Weardale
Parish
Wolsingham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL13 3AW

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/02594/TPO Granted

    7 Demesne Court Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AW

    Works to 2 No. Cherry trees protected by a TPO - crown reduction by 2m, crown clean by 10-15% and minor crown raise to 2.5m (T1) and crown reduction by 1-1.5m (T2)

    Decided 16 Sep 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 May 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 27 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 3/2004/0931
  • Application: 3/2005/0085 (Decided)
  • Application: 3/TC/2010/0020 (Decided)
  • Application: DM/14/01878/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/16/02045/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/19/02379/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/21/02594/TPO (Decided)
  • Application: DM/23/02740/TPO (Decided)

Who's behind it

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Batson Groundcare Ltd Agent, registered in Co Durham

Active · incorporated 2002 · Co Durham

43 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • APPROVAL TPO Decision · 09 Jul 2026
  • TPO Delegated Report · 02 Jun 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 29 May 2026
  • VIEW OF TREE 4 Photo · 26 May 2026
  • VIEW OF TREE 5 Photo · 26 May 2026
  • TREE LOCATIONS Drawing · 26 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 May 2026
  • VIEW OF TREE 1 Photo · 26 May 2026
  • VIEW OF TREE 2 Photo · 26 May 2026
  • VIEW OF TREE 3 Photo · 26 May 2026

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 8 July 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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