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Land To The North Of British Telecom Telephone Exchange Harmire Road Barnard Castle DL12 8DH

Refused County Durham DM/26/02036/TPO Trees

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Ash - reduce height by a minimum of 30% - TPO/0044/2017

As published by the council, reference DM/26/02036/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/26/02036/TPO
Category
Trees
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decided
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Barnard Castle
Parish
Barnard Castle
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DL12 8DH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 1 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  5. 1 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending Consideration.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/19/01797/TPO (Decided)

Documents

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

17 documents on file for this application

  • 17 HARMIRE ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8DH Public Comment · 24 Aug 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST Neighbour Notification List · 07 Aug 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 06 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 4 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 5 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 6 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 7 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 8 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 9 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 10 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 11 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 12 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 13 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 1 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 2 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026
  • PHOTO 3 OF 13 Photo · 04 Aug 2026

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What this refusal means

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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