5 Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

1. 13 Mar 2023

   Received by County Durham

2. 31 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 31 March 2023, 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.

• Hillcrest Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/25/02198/TCA Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  T1 Cherry Plum - Crown reduce height and sides by 1.5m, crown thin by 15% , crown raise over footpath to 2.5m T2 Copper Beech - Reduce laterals on western side of canopy by 1.5m in order to create a gap between Rhodendrons and deadwood tree.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Stella Maris Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/24/02803/TCA Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  T1 - Olive - Prune back from the driveway and from the adjacent boundary T2 - Bramley Apple - Crown reduce by 1m and crown thin by 20% T3 - Apple - Removal of new growth T4 - Cherry - Reduce growth growing through protective fencing T5 - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 0.5m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Pippins Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/23/03317/TCA Submitted 3 Nov 2023 100 yards away

  T1 - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 2m T2 - Conifer - Reduce the height by 1-2m and trim to tidy

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Armadale Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/26/00809/TCA Submitted 30 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Beech - Crown reduce and reshape by 3.5m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Armadale Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/25/01710/TCA Submitted 26 Jun 2025 100 yards away

  Various tree works

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Goldrill Farnley Hey Road Durham DH1 4EA

  DM/25/03060/VOC Submitted 30 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved plans) for 1.8m front boundary wall and sliding gates pursuant to DM/25/00342/VOC

  Granted Amendments 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 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