DM/25/02302/TPO

1. 19 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• DM/25/03019/TPO Refused

  2 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

  Lime (T1) - crown reduce/reshape by 4m and crown lift to 3.5m removing epicormic growth

  27 Oct 2025 65m away Trees
• DM/25/03137/FPA Granted

  4A-F Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Demolition of 2no. false chimneys on block of domestic flats and re-roof over

  7 Nov 2025 206m away Full applications
• DM/25/02201/TPO Awaiting decision

  3 Fieldhouse Lane Durham DH1 4LT

  Copper Beech (T2) - Crown lift to 4.5m

  11 Aug 2025 209m away Trees
• DM/25/03322/FPA Granted

  Helen McArdle Care Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Permanent relocation of three parking bays and new temporary access for 23 months

  26 Nov 2025 232m away Full applications
• DM/21/01391/FPA Granted

  3 North Crescent Durham DH1 4NE

  Erection of single-storey extension to rear of dwelling, porch to front and associated fenestration changes.

  19 Apr 2021 247m away Full applications
• DM/26/00525/TPO Granted

  Land To The Rear Of 3 Boste Crescent Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  G2 (Sycamore) - Remove deadwood including dead stems, T3 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood on east side of crown, T4, T5, T6, T7, T10 and T17 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, T8 and T9 (Pedunculate Oak) - Remove deadwood where firmly attached stubs up to 2 metres long and over 10cm in diameter left within the trees crown, target prune back from south side, reduce crown over footpath by up to 3 metres, T13 (Pedunculate Oak) - Reduce dead wood up to 4m etres over footpath, remove ivy up to 5 metres, clearance of main fork, unions and old fracture point at 5 metres, cut back branch ends from nursery to leave 2 metres clearance and S21 (Contoneaster x watereri) - Cut back from substation roof to leave 0.5 metre clearance.

  3 Mar 2026 248m away Trees

• DM/26/01821/TCA Awaiting decision

  11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  Holly (T1) - felling and removal

  15 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01817/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY

  Pear (T1) - remove to ground level

  14 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01798/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 Woodburn Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9UR

  Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m of one Ash tree within rear garden. - TPO-DER-016

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• TPO/436/2026 Awaiting decision

  Land West Of Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  Land West Of Queens Head Chester le Street Tree Preservation Order

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01201/TPO Granted

  Zen Bar Court Lane Durham DH1 3JS

  T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level

  12 May 2026 Trees