Planning application
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pound House Cotherstone Tree Preservation Order 2025
As published by the council, reference TPO/422/2025
Application record
- Reference
- TPO/422/2025
- Type
- Delegated Report for TPO
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Upper Teesdale
- Parish
- Cotherstone
- Postcode
- DL12 9QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2003: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/00576/TPO Granted
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Remove dead wood from Ash tree overhanging a public bench. Take 1.5 metres off the tips of a beech tree
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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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28 Nov 2025
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Hagg House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
94% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Installation of new Victorian-syle "heritage" greenhouse in the grounds of Hagg House.
Awaiting decision -
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Remove dead wood from Ash tree overhanging a public bench. Take 1.5 metres off the tips of a beech tree
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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 Trees 4 docs -
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Notification of Works to Trees in a Conservation Area - Removal of 1 Holly & pruning of 1 Ash
Granted Trees 1 doc -
Pound House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QJ
Fell T1. Norway Spruce and Fell T2. Leyland Cyprus
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Glenair Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
T1 Ash - Fell due to structural defects.
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In County Durham
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DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision
4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ
T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m
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DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision
89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY
T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m
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DM/26/02297/TCA Decided
Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii
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DM/26/02109/TCA Granted
Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches
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DM/26/02108/TCA Granted
Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS
Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal