3 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

1. 4 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 12 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 12 September 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.

• 6 - 7 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

  DM/26/00538/FPA Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Replacement windows and railings, reconfiguration of front steps, reinstatement of undercroft doors to front, dwelling repairs and boundary wall repairs including sandstone coping, and erection of single-storey side porch to north-eastern elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Small domestic

• Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/21/01164/FPA Submitted 31 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Proposed demolition of existing feature and erection of a new single-storey garden room with terrace.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/24/01543/TCA Submitted 10 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  T1. Copper Beech - prune to clear the church roof by 1-2m and crown lift the remaining crown by 3m to balance - Section 211 notice

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Greenacres 9A School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

  DM/26/01230/TPO Submitted 14 May 2026 100 yards away

  Felling of trees 28 and 29, various other tree works in accordance with the submitted Arboricultural Assessment - TPO- WVDC-1-2000

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 9 Post Office Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW

  DM/26/01727/FPA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Solar panels, roof lights and single storey rear extension to dwelling with detached garden room.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 23 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Post Office Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW

  DM/21/01413/LB Submitted 20 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Replace timber windows and door with UPVC to rear

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 8 docs

• DM/26/02409/TPO Granted

  3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA

  Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02501/TPO Granted

  26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

  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.

  Received 18 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02572/TPO Granted

  33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02891/TPO Awaiting decision

  11 The Sidings Bishop Auckland DL14 7AE

  Fell Ash tree

  Received 28 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02877/TCA Awaiting decision

  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