Land To The South Of 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside DH8 0RR

1. 25 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Aug 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 29 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.

• 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

  DM/26/02695/TCA Submitted 7 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  Fell the two trees obstructing the highway and causing damage to property ie boundary wall.

  Decided Trees
  Small domestic

• 4 Queensway Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RU

  DM/25/01997/FPA Submitted 22 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension linking to existing garage, widening of driveway and dropped access kerb to highway

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 131 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RR

  DM/25/02758/TCA Submitted 2 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Prune back overhang by 3m, pruning to include additional/selective branch reductions and reshaping within the 3m specified to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 137 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RN

  DM/25/03391/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Fell diseased and defective Beech tree to ground level. - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 139 Benfieldside Road Benfieldside Consett DH8 0RN

  DM/21/02603/TCA Submitted 19 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) - remove one small branch to remove overhanging from neighbouring property. Dead tree (T2) - fell as close to current ground level. Ash (T3) - prune back by 2-3m and reduce the height by 2-3m. Sycamore (T4) - Crown lift lowest most branches (approximately 6 in all) - (Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

  DM/26/02501/TPO Submitted 18 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.

  Granted Trees

• DM/26/02877/TCA Decided

  Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

  T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02608/TCA Decided

  6 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

  T1 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02955/TCA Awaiting decision

  Linden Lodge Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HB

  T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reduce the overall height by 4 metres and reshaping the lateral crown spread by1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reducing the overall height of both trees by 3-4 metres (25%), and reducing the lateral crown spread by 1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Section 211 notice

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

  Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

  1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

  Fell Sycamore tree to rear

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees