1 Harland Court St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9JH

1. 25 May 2021

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 20 July 2021, 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.

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.

• 57 Walton Crescent St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9GD

  DM/26/00906/VOC Submitted 8 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) in relation to application DM/19/01097/FPA to extend the single storey rear extension to the side

  Granted Amendments Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

  DM/26/01671/LB Submitted 30 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Lower boundary wall height (in association with demolition of garage)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• The Vicarage 8 Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

  DM/25/03236/FPA Submitted 17 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Conversion and change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to childrens home (Use Class C2) for up to 4 Children aged 5 -17 years, including demolition of existing garage block, associated internal and external alterations including render to north elevation, works to wall and CCTV cameras

  Granted Full applications Demolition 28 docs
  Domestic

• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

  DM/26/01762/FPA Submitted 8 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Replacement of 4nr external timber doors with aluminium equivalents.

  Granted 16 docs

• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

  DM/26/01437/DRC Submitted 5 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (materials) pursuant to DM/25/03342/FPA and DM/25/03343/LB

  Granted 2 docs

• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Manor Road St Helen Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9EN

  DM/26/01704/LB Submitted 2 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Listed Building Consent to replace 4nr external doors with aluminium equivalents, to match other existing aluminium doors at the school.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

  11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

  Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

  Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

  5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

  Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

  T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

  Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

  15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees