4 Kepier Heights Bakehouse Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LN

1. 18 Sep 2024

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 28 October 2024, 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.

• Wear View House 3 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/21/02610/TCA Submitted 20 Jul 2021 50 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

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/24/02364/TCA Submitted 27 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  T1. Birch x 2 - reduce height by 2m T2. Beech - crown reduce and reshape by 1-2m T3. Conifer - reduce height by 1m T4. Conifer - fell T5. Conifer - reduce height by 3-4m T6. Spruce - reduce height by 3-4m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/25/03459/TCA Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  1. Laurel: fell as close to current ground level as practical 2. Conifer x2: trim to tidy 3. Conifer: trim to tidy 4. Spruce: shorten the three lowest branches growing over the garden by 2m 5. Horse chestnut: crown reduce and reshape by 2m 6. Birch: prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

  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

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/26/02711/TCA Submitted 8 Oct 2026 50 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

• Bakehouse Lane Garage Claypath Durham DH1 1JS

  DM/23/01070/TCA Submitted 17 Apr 2023 100 yards away

  Fell 1no Maple tree and 2no Ash trees

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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