Millennium Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DR

1. 29 Jul 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Jul 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 September 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 56 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 tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 28 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS

  DM/24/01539/LB Submitted 10 Jun 2024 200 yards away

  Alterations to outbuilding and internal reconfiguration to accommodate second floor WC

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• Land West Of 30 To 42 Low Green Gainford DL2 3DS

  DM/25/02539/TCA Submitted 11 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Fell Ash tree (dieback within crown of tree)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Land West Of 26 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS

  DM/25/03040/TCA Submitted 27 Oct 2025 250 yards away

  Felling of one sycamore tree - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Gainford Hall Low Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3DP

  DM/23/00193/TCA Submitted 25 Jan 2023 300 yards away

  removal of an ash and two conifers. reduction of large yew tree by at least half, to turn into a large topiary. removal of suckering poplars just below the front wall, opposite the main entrance steps of the property removal of six failing trees, five apples and one laburnum removal of a suckering cluster of poplar trees reduction of a large holly tree by half and reshape into a large shrub. remove elderberry shrubs which are growing within

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• Land Opposite 5 High Row Gainford DL2 3DN

  DM/21/01988/LB Submitted 2 Jun 2021 350 yards away

  Detached potting shed and log store

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 High Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DL

  DM/23/00470/TCA Submitted 17 Feb 2023 350 yards away

  Reduce height and prune up to 6m to T1. Willow corkscrew

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• DM/26/01939/TPO Granted

  22 Springhouse Lane Ebchester Consett DH8 0QF

  T1 - chestnut - reduce crown by a maximum of 20%, T2 - oak - reduce crown by maximum of 20% - TPO-DER-018

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02469/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  Reduce crown by 3m to growth points

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

  T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

  Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

  Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees