19 Blind Lane Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

1. 18 Sep 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 19 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 November 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.

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.

• Land To The South West Of Castle View Private Day Nursery Blind Lane Chester-le-street DH3 4AF

  DM/26/01691/TPO Submitted 1 Jul 2026 14m away

  Beech (T8, T86) - crown clean and deadwood, Conifer (T45) and Willow (T54) - crown lift to 5m, Willow (T56) and Ash (T65) - fell as close to ground level as practical, Willow (T64, T67) and Beech (T89) - crown lift to 4.5m

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 52 Longdean Park Chester-le-Street DH3 4DG

  DM/22/01502/FPA Submitted 19 May 2022 170m away

  Ground floor rear extension and internal renovation works. Replacement doors, windows and retrofitted insulation, installation of solar panels with new roof tiles. Replacement flat roof to porch and garage and widened driveway with dropped kerb.

  Refused Full applications Extension Roofing +1 27 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Longdean Park Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4DG

  DM/22/03054/FPA Submitted 17 Oct 2022 214m away

  Erection of single storey extension to front

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 61 Camperdown Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AD

  DM/26/01906/FPA Submitted 21 Jul 2026 225m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Two storey side extension

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 91 Park Road North Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3SB

  DM/26/01413/FPA Submitted 3 Jun 2026 252m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Aug

  Single-storey side extension

  Decided Extension
  Small domestic

• 21 Rickleton Avenue Chester-le-Street DH3 4AE

  DM/21/01379/FPA Submitted 19 Apr 2021 259m away

  Two storey side extension with loft conversion to include a dormer window (Re-submission of DM/20/02945/FPA)

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs

• 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

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  15 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

  1 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

  11 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

  Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  11 Aug 2026 Trees