Leazes House 5 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

1. 14 Jun 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Approved BNG Not Required

3. 15 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

  DM/22/01088/TPO Submitted 11 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Remove failed branches to T1. Dawn Redwood and Remove failed branches and reduce width to reinstate 2m clearance from property to T2.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

  DM/26/01412/FPA Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road

  Awaiting decision Full applications 127 docs
  Major scheme

• Land To The South Of 9 Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DP

  DM/24/02001/TPO Submitted 22 Jul 2024 100 yards away

  Various tree works as per the tree report - TPO - WVDC-2-2002

  Split decision Trees 5 docs

• 14 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

  DM/21/01347/TPO Submitted 15 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Crown reduce and reshape by 4m and prune back from the property by 4m to T1. Sycamore and Crown reduce/reshape by 4m, remove the first limb growing towards the building to T2. Sycamore

  Refused Trees 4 docs

• 15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

  DM/24/01780/TPO Submitted 1 Jul 2024 100 yards away

  Felling of Scot's Pine (P4) - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

  Refused Trees 9 docs

• 15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

  DM/25/02891/TPO Submitted 14 Oct 2025 100 yards away

  Lime - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape (by up to 1.5m), Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3.5m - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

  Refused Trees 6 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