Bracken Edge West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

1. 18 Mar 2022

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Apr 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 May 2022

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 27 May 2022, 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.

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• Blossom Cottage West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/23/00072/TCA Submitted 12 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Pruning works of 20 to 25%. to 1 no. Cherry tree and 1 no. Beech tree

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/23/00884/TCA Submitted 28 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Fell T1 Lawson Cypress, Fell T2 Variegated Holly, Fell T3 Arborvitae, Fell T15 Aspen, Crown raise up to 5m to T16 Birch and Fell G1 Lawson Cypress

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/23/00884/TPO Submitted 28 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Fell T1 Lawson Cypress, Fell T2 Variegated Holly, Fell T3 Arborvitae, Fell T15 Aspen, Crown raise up to 5m to T16 Birch and Fell G1 Lawson Cypress

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/22/03453/TPO Submitted 21 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  T4 lime - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T5 sycamore - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T6 horse chestnut - reduce elongated limb west side originating at approximately 8 m by up to 1.5 m T8 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T9 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T10 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m T11 lime - Crown raise over stable building to ensure 2 m clearance T12 Sycamore- remove deadwood over 25 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Tyvonnay Chalet West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/25/02777/TPO Submitted 3 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Tree cutting opposite Tyvonnay Chalet to allow installation of overhead fibre cabling (TPO-WVDC-4-1989)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 1 The Towers Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AD

  DM/26/00672/TPO Submitted 16 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - T1 - TPO- WVDC-4-1989

  Refused Trees 10 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications