Elm Cottage 12 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 18 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 October 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.

• Greenvale High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AX

  DM/26/02611/FPA Submitted 24 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~23 Nov

  Erection of car port, alteration and extension to existing conservatories and incorporation of ground floor flat into main dwelling as ancillary accomodation.

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Domestic

• Brockerscliff Cottage West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/24/01812/TPO Submitted 3 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Felling of one tree - TPO - WVDC-4-1989

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Dun Cow Inn 19 High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

  DM/26/01085/FPA Submitted 29 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Refurbishment of the existing attached barn with external alterations and the installation of an external timber staircase and landing to provide access to the first-floor flat above the pub.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Land To The North Of Dun Cow Inn High Street Witton-le-Wear DL14 0AY

  DM/23/00222/DRC Submitted 27 Jan 2023 100 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 3 (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation) and 5 (Land Contamination) pursuant to DM/20/00368/FPA

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• 19 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

  DM/21/01063/TCA Submitted 25 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Removal of T1 Pine tree

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/22/03453/TPO Submitted 21 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  T4 lime - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T5 sycamore - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T6 horse chestnut - reduce elongated limb west side originating at approximately 8 m by up to 1.5 m T8 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T9 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T10 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m T11 lime - Crown raise over stable building to ensure 2 m clearance T12 Sycamore- remove deadwood over 25 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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