DM/25/02773/TPO

1. 3 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 6 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 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/26/00981/TPO Granted

  16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

  Pruning of one fir tree by reducing branches/tips by 2m - (TPO-DER-066)

  17 Apr 2026 85m away Trees
• DM/24/01973/TPO Refused

  16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

  Felling of one Fir tree between 14 and 16 High Mill Road - TPO-DER-066

  19 Jul 2024 108m away Trees
• DM/24/01972/TPO Refused

  16 High Mill Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HE

  Felling of one Conifer tree (T1) - TPO-DER-066.

  19 Jul 2024 122m away Trees
• DM/25/03501/FPA Granted

  20 Lodge Close Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HB

  Single storey rear extension; garage conversion to a home study/gym with associated external alterations.

  16 Dec 2025 149m away Full applications
• DM/26/00882/FPA Granted

  7 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  Single storey rear extension

  7 Apr 2026 196m away Full applications
• DM/25/02525/TPO Awaiting decision

  8 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  No. 1 - Willow Tree - Pollarding of overgrown crown. No. 2 - Pine - Crown reduction 30%. No. 3 - Willow - Pollarding and remove rotten branch. No. 4 - Ash - Removal. Ash die back of crown. No. 5 - Willow - Crown reduction. Danger of blowing over and damaging house. No. 7 - Removal of Willow tree. No. 8 - Beech tree - Reduction of crown back to from hedge. 10 off various size. - TPO-DER-066

  5 Sep 2025 219m away Trees

• 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