Allotment Gardens High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 October 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.

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• Land West Of 16 High Town Westgate DL13 1JR

  DM/23/00430/TCA Submitted 14 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Reduce and reshape up to 4m to T1. Beech, Cut stump down to T2. Sycamore, Fell T3. Ash, Fell T4. Ash and Fell T5. Ash

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Westgate Caravan Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/21/01973/TCA Submitted 1 Jun 2021 300 yards away

  Remove hanging branch to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T2. Sycamore, Crown clean and remove deadwood to T15. Ash, Crown reduce T19. Ash, Crown lift up to 2m above caravan roof to T6. Sycamore, Fell T9. Beech, Remove hanging branch to T13. Beech and Crown lift up to 2m to T24. Apple

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/23/00105/TCA Submitted 17 Jan 2023 350 yards away

  Trim to tidy sides, reduce the height by 2m and remove the Ash and Sycamore samplings to H1. Leylandii hedge, Crown clean/deadwood and remove the epicormic growth from main stem to T2. Sycamore, Reduce height by 1m, trim both sides to tidy and remove Ash sapling to H3. Leylandii hedge, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T10. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T11. Beech, Crown lift up to 3.5m over caravan to T12. Beech, Crown lift to 2m to T24. Apple and Crown lift to 3m to T43. Birch and Crown lift to 2.2m, Prune to clear adjacent property by 3m and remove the basal Ash sapling to ground level to T1. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3.5m and remove epicormic growth to T2. Sycamore, Remove epicormic growth to T3. Sycamore, Crown lift to 3m and prune back to fence line up to 3m in height to G8. Cherry, Crown lift to 3m over campsite side of the tree to T12. Ash and Remove the epicormic growth to T14. Ash

  Granted Trees 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Westgate Camping Site Britton Hall Westgate Bishop Auckland DL13 1LN

  DM/25/02560/TCA Submitted 15 Sep 2025 400 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  1 Sycamore - Crown lift to 1m above the toilet block and remove the Ash sapling and the Sycamore re-gen to ground level 15 Ash - Fell as close to current ground level as practical 19 Ash - Long term it would be beneficial to crown reduce this tree or consider its removal in the future 23 Ash - Reduce the overhanging limb on the camping site by 4-5m H1 Leylandii hedge - Trim the top and both sides to tidy 2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4m and remove the epicormic growth 4 Ash - Remove the regrowth to stump level 8 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 12 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 14 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 16 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 18 Beech - Monitor condition annually and crown lift to 4m 19 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 21 Beech - Crown lift to 4m 25 Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2m Section 211 notice

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 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
• DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

  Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees