The Old Rectory 1 Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

1. 2 Jul 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 3 Jul 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Aug 2024

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

• St Edmunds Parish Church Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  DM/26/00446/TPO Submitted 24 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) - severe pollard/monolith to retain as deadwood habitat, leaving at 5 to 6m from ground level

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• St Edmunds Parish Church Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  DM/25/03205/TPO Submitted 13 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  T1 - spruce - fell cut as close to ground level as in decline. T2 - laburnum - remove limb over hanging graves, concerns for the graves could be damaged. T3 - Cherry plum - storm damaged, remove. G1 - group of holy trees - prune back by 1 to 2m to clear church so scaffolding can be erected to repair roof. - TPO-WVDC-14-1986

  Granted Trees 12 docs

• Heatherlea Hepple Hill Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN

  DM/21/01724/TCA Submitted 13 May 2021 150 yards away

  Fell T2 and T3 Scotch Pine

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Woodland Plot No 1 The Closes Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NH

  DM/22/00083/FPA Submitted 12 Jan 2022 200 yards away

  Change of use of land to garden and external alterations.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Plot 3 The Closes Edmundbyers DH8 9NH

  DM/21/01461/VOC Submitted 21 Apr 2021 200 yards away

  Variation of condition no.2 (approved plans) of planning application DM/18/00208/VOC to allow design changes to rear garden and driveway layout to plot no.3.

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• Wor Hoose The Closes Edmundbyers DH8 9NH

  DM/21/02892/FPA Submitted 13 Aug 2021 200 yards away

  Terracing to garden and greenhouse (retrospective) plus entrance porch to front elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 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