DM/25/02449/TPO

1. 3 Sep 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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/26/01184/FPA Awaiting decision

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

  Single storey rear extension and dormer window

  11 May 2026 49m away Full applications
• DM/25/02447/TPO Granted

  2 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD

  Beech Tree - Prune back overhanging branches

  3 Sep 2025 189m away Trees
• DM/25/03264/TPO Granted

  Hermitage TPO Area A2 The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG

  T54 Purple Beech Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 2m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown, not main structural branches. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. T65 horse Chestnut Stem decay noted, it was agreed to see the tree within the summer months to assess its leaf coverage. A final decision will be made at that time. T116 No works required. T135 Oak Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 2 m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown, not main structural branches. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junctions. G142 Reduce highlighted ash within corner of field by 3m only. (amended proposal)

  19 Nov 2025 189m away Trees
• DM/26/01667/FPA Awaiting decision

  87 Grasmere Road Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3EU

  Erection of porch/wc to the front elevation

  26 Jun 2026 258m away Full applications
• DM/25/03303/FPA Granted

  9 Lindisfarne Close Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3TR

  Single storey side and rear extensions

  24 Nov 2025 327m away Full applications

• 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