1 Witton Way High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LR

1. 25 Jun 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 26 Jun 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Aug 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 14 August 2025, 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.

• 30 Witton Way High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LR

  DM/22/00755/TPO Submitted 14 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Reduce crown to TPO tree.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 24 Witton Way High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0LR

  DM/22/00759/TPO Submitted 15 Mar 2022 100 yards away

  Pruning to Lime Tree.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26 Bankwell Drive High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HG

  DM/26/00433/FPA Submitted 23 Feb 2026 150 yards away

  Single storey front and rear extensions

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 26 Bankwell Drive High Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HG

  DM/26/01976/VOC Submitted 29 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00433/FPA to amend the approved plans by altering the approved extension materials and reducing the size of the extension.

  Granted Amendments Extension 9 docs

• Land Adjacent To Workshop Green Copse Farm Etherley DL14 0LT

  DM/24/00119/TPO Submitted 15 Jan 2024 200 yards away

  T1 lime - pollard; T2 lime- fell; T3 sycamore- pollard to reduce size; T4 pine-fell, T5 pine- fell; T6 beech- tree has already fallen due to wind to cut and clear; T7 beech- fell; T8 beech - fell; T9 sycamore- fell; T10 sycamore- pollard and reduce size; T11 beech- remove large overhanging limb; T12 & 13 elm- fell; T14 beech- fell; T15 sycamore- fell; T16 sycamore- remove 2 stems closest to boundary. Felled trees to replaced with Hawthorn and Elder.

  Refused Trees 7 docs

• Etherley Hall Low Etherley Bishop Auckland DL14 0HD

  DM/24/02223/TPO Submitted 12 Aug 2024 300 yards away

  Fell T1 and T2 Sycamore Trees

  Granted Trees 7 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