12 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

1. 28 Aug 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 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 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 25 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

  DM/22/03468/TPO Submitted 22 Nov 2022 56m away

  Removal of limbs and branches to 2 trees

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• 40 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

  DM/24/01744/TPO Submitted 27 Jun 2024 94m away

  Crown lifting to remove low branches up to approximately 4m above ground level / equivalent to lifting existing canopies by 2m above fence height. Including removal of selected branches plus other low branches below 4m where appropriate. Crown reduction to shorten branches growing directly towards the house by approximately 1.5m as appropriate. This will include pruning back to suitable junctions to provide increased clearance from the house whilst maintaining the natural form and balance of the trees. Removal of deadwood to 2no Sycamore trees

  Granted Trees 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 37 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

  DM/25/02112/FPA Submitted 31 Jul 2025 100m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~26 Sep

  Proposed single storey extension to rear of property and siting of garden shed in rear garden area

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 35 Homelands Court Helmington Row Crook DL15 0SA

  DM/21/00973/TPO Submitted 19 Mar 2021 114m away

  Fell T1, Sycamore

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• High Jobs Hill Allotments High Jobs Hill Crook

  DM/21/00906/FPA Submitted 16 Mar 2021 226m away

  Erection of a 1.8m high palisade fence and gates to the front access to the allotments.

  Granted Full applications 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02346/TCA Awaiting decision

  Devonshire House Nursing Home 10 - 11 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

  1. Birch - reduce and reshape 2-2.5m

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02323/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Ramside Park Carrville Durham DH1 1NS

  T1, T2, and T3. Sycamore - fell T4. Paper Birch - Crown reduction by a maximum of 2m in vertical height and 1.5m in lateral spread. Crown thin by 15% to remove dead, diseased, and crossing branches T5. Sycamore - fell

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02322/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham University Palace Green Durham DH1 3RL

  T1. Conifer - fell

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02316/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 The Larches Town Head Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0SB

  T1 Sycamore (TPO Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 1.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads - TPO-TDC-2-2009 T2 Sycamore (TCA Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 2.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads. - Section 211 notice.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02314/TPO Awaiting decision

  9 Loweswater Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3HJ

  T1 (Tag No: 501) Goat Willow - Reduce overhang off fence line by 1.5 metres (no branches bigger than 50mm in diameter). T2 (Tag No:502) Elm - Reduce overhang off fence line by 2metres (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T3 (Tag No:503) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T4 (Tag No: 504) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T5 (Tag No: 505) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T6 (Tag No: 506) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T7 (Tag No: 507) Oak - Shorten 2no limbs by3.5 metres off fence (100mm diameter) T8 (Tag No: 508) Elm - Remove branch from base of tree 110mm in diameter. Reduce 2no branches off fence line by 3 metres.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees