St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/01723/TCA Granted

  St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

  Felling of one young tree and treat the stump to inhibit regrowth. - Section 211 notice

  Decided 18 Jul 2025 Trees
• DM/24/03418/TCA Granted

  St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

  T1 - Sycamore - Reduce limb growing towards the church by 1.5m, prune to tidy stubs from previous storm damage and aerially inspect the canopy. Remove major deadwood. T2 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood and split/hanging branches from the canopy. T3 - Cypress - Reduce by 6m - Section 211 notice.

  Decided 28 Jan 2025 Trees

1. 13 Mar 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Apr 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

  DM/24/03418/TCA Submitted 17 Dec 2024 50 yards away

  T1 - Sycamore - Reduce limb growing towards the church by 1.5m, prune to tidy stubs from previous storm damage and aerially inspect the canopy. Remove major deadwood. T2 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood and split/hanging branches from the canopy. T3 - Cypress - Reduce by 6m - Section 211 notice.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Andrews Church Front Street Westgate DL13 1SD

  DM/25/01723/TCA Submitted 27 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  Felling of one young tree and treat the stump to inhibit regrowth. - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Station House Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1SG

  DM/21/02805/TCA Submitted 5 Aug 2021 200 yards away

  Prune up to 2m to T2. Sycamore, prune up to 4m to 2No. Sycamores, Prune up to 2m to T4. Sycamore and Remove split branch and major deadwood to T5. Scots Pine

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Allotment Gardens High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

  DM/25/02267/TCA Submitted 15 Aug 2025 250 yards away

  7. Ash - prune to clear the adjacent building by 2m, 8. Willow - pollard leaving the stem at 1.5m in height - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Land West Of 16 High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

  DM/23/00430/TCA Submitted 14 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  Reduce and reshape up to 4m to T1. Beech, Cut stump down to T2. Sycamore, Fell T3. Ash, Fell T4. Ash and Fell T5. Ash

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Westgate Caravan Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/21/01973/TCA Submitted 1 Jun 2021 0.3 miles away

  Remove hanging branch to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T15. Ash, Crown reduce T19. Ash, Crown lift up to 2m above caravan roof to T6. Sycamore, Fell T9. Beech, Remove hanging branch to T13. Beech and Crown lift up to 2m to T24. Apple

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 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