38 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

1. 13 Feb 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 14 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 49 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

  DM/22/03792/TCA Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Fell 1. Cockspur Thorn as close to ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 42 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

  DM/23/01116/TCA Submitted 20 Apr 2023 50 yards away

  T1 Conifer - remove 3 outer stems, leaving 2 central stems and reduce height by 3.5m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Willow Bank House 2 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/26/00462/TCA Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  T1 (Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Niphophila) - Removal of southeast facing limb with the final pruning cut undertaken at its point of origin from the main stem

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 18 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

  DM/26/00437/TCA Submitted 20 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  T1 & T3 (Self-seeded Ash) - Remove T2 & T4 (Laburnam and Apple tree) - Reshape

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/26/02711/TCA Submitted 8 Oct 2026 100 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

  1. Conifer - trim back as far as practical over the drive without cutting into the brown wood 2. Willow - reduce the height by 2m 3. Conifer - fell as close to current ground level as practical 5. Birch x2 - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m 6. Rowan - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Wear View House 3 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/21/02610/TCA Submitted 20 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  T1 Silver Birch remove major deadwood and reduce central leader by 1m, T2 Silver Birch crown reduce and reshape by 2m

  Granted Trees 2 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