29 Elm Road Shildon DL4 1BH

1. 20 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 21 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 6 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.

• Shildon Primary School Thornhill Gardens Shildon DL4 1ES

  DM/24/01528/FPA Submitted 7 Jun 2024 150 yards away

  Proposed single storey timber outdoor classroom building

  Granted Full applications 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The North East Of 41 Highland Gardens Shildon DL4 1ET

  DM/26/02558/PNA Submitted 23 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  Prior Notification for a general purpose agricultural building.

  Decided

• Land To The Rear Of 25 To 31 College Street Shildon DL4 1BP

  DM/24/01547/VOC Submitted 10 Jun 2024 250 yards away

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to DM/19/03596/FPA to include: Re-introduction of stone quoins, cills and lintels; removal of chimney stacks; reduction of number of dormers and relocation of one dormer to front of roof (changes to all four plots)

  Granted Amendments Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 23 College Street Shildon DL4 1BP

  DM/25/01051/FPA Submitted 16 Apr 2025 250 yards away

  Change of use of land to north from open amenity to domestic garden and erection of shed (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Adelaide Terrace Shildon DL4 1BE

  DM/23/00474/FPA Submitted 20 Feb 2023 350 yards away

  Replacement of single storey garage to the rear

  Granted Full applications 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Shildon Association Football Club Dean Street Shildon DL4 1HA

  DM/21/01665/FPA Submitted 10 May 2021 450 yards away

  Construction of a community garden including seating areas, pergolas, toilet block and refreshments hut.

  Granted Full applications 15 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