Holyoake & The Close South Pelaw Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 2EZ

1. 9 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 27 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 December 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• 8 Castle View Chester-le-street DH3 3XA

  DM/22/01972/TPO Submitted 6 Jul 2022 200 yards away

  Felling of one Lime tree (T6) - TPO - CLS-8)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/26/01832/TPO Submitted 15 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 4 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/26/00889/TPO Submitted 7 Apr 2026 250 yards away

  T1 (0350) Scotts Pine - Fell T2 (0351), T3 (0352), T6 (0355), T7(0356), T8 (0357), T9 (0358) - Beech - remove deadwood and canopy clean T5 (0354) Pine - remove deadwood and canopy clean

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 14 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/23/00383/TPO Submitted 9 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  Beech (T1) - Crown lift branches that overhang roof to a maximum of 3m above roof height whilst maintaining the shape and symmetry of the tree. Beech (T2) - Crown lift branches that overhang roof to a maximum of 3m above roof height whilst maintaining the shape and symmetry of the tree. Beech (T3) - Branch at 6 metres high on north-east side of tree to prune back by 4 metres. Crown lift by 4 metres. Lime (T4) - Fell to ground level and remove arisings. Lime (T5) - Crown lift to a height of 4 metres and remove snapped branch at 7 metres. Lime (T6) - Crown lift to a height of 4 metres. (Group Tree Preservation Order CLS-8) as amended on 30th March 2023.

  Granted Trees 15 docs

• 1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/26/00371/TPO Submitted 16 Feb 2026 250 yards away

  T3. Lime - fell as close to current ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/22/03523/TPO Submitted 28 Nov 2022 300 yards away

  T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side of tree back to stem. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 5 metres and remove two lowest branches on south side of tree back to stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• DM/26/02340/FPA Awaiting decision

  Unit 8 Esh Winning Industrial Estate Esh Winning Durham DH7 9PT

  Erection of a steel-framed B2/B8 storage building (Retrospective)

  Received 4 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02306/FPA Awaiting decision

  6 Victoria Avenue Bishop Auckland DL14 7JH

  Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). To include proposed residential accommodation comprising six bedrooms together with shared communal and ancillary spaces.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/02287/FPA Awaiting decision

  Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF

  Change of use of ground floor to Class E (b) for use as restaurant

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01157/FPA Granted

  24 Birkdale Gardens Belmont Durham DH1 2UJ

  First floor side extension

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• DM/26/01154/FPA Granted

  2 Mill Court Bournmoor Houghton-le-spring DH4 6DJ

  Two-storey side and rear extensions with decking

  Received 7 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications