Oakmead Darlington Road Durham DH1 3SS

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 24 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 16 December 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.

• Land East Of Oakmead Darlington Road Durham DH1 3SS

  DM/22/03581/TCA Submitted 2 Dec 2022 200 yards away

  T1 Crown reduce by 3m only T2 reduce limb over footpath

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Burn Hall Entrance Gates Burn Hall Darlington Road Durham DH1 3SR

  DM/23/01132/TCA Submitted 21 Apr 2023 350 yards away

  Holly, Elder and Conifer located adjacent to railings at entrance to Estate - prune lower branches back to behind the railings, up to a maximum height of 3 metres above ground level as they obscure the railings and detract from the appearance of the entrance to the estate. Cut back shrubs and ivy growing into and over the stonework and railings.

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• The Honest Lawyer Hotel Croxdale Bridge Durham DH1 3SP

  DM/21/01250/FPA Submitted 9 Apr 2021 350 yards away

  Formation of new entrance lobby, amendments to site access and external cladding and decoration

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• The Honest Lawyer Hotel Croxdale Bridge Durham DH1 3SP

  DM/21/01251/AD Submitted 9 Apr 2021 350 yards away

  Display of 6 no. signs comprising: 1 no. painted timber hanging sign with external illumination, 1 no. wall mounted wood sign; 3 no. handpainted signs and 1 no. wall mounted individual letters sign

  Granted Advertising 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