DM/25/02891/TPO

1. 14 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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/26/01412/FPA Awaiting decision

  Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

  Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road

  3 Jun 2026 124m away Full applications
• DM/26/00152/TCA Granted

  20 Lea Green Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DU

  T1 - Apple Tree - 1m crown reduction to restore canopy shape in areas , with a sympathetic crown lift in areas to provide clearance above the driveway and footpath. - Section 211 notice

  21 Jan 2026 182m away Trees
• DM/25/02287/TCA Awaiting decision

  Greenside 50 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  T1 - 1 x Large Beech tree to be reduced all round by 2m to create a more compact but natural looking crown G4 - 1 x Conifer hedge to be trimmed removed this seasons growth G1 - 2 x Large Cherry trees forming 1 crown to be reduced by 1.5-2m creating a more compact but natural looking crown T2 - 1 x dying Cherry to be sectionally felled (crown is mostly dead and overhanging neighbouring buildings and base of tree is decayed T3 - 1 x Yew tree to have a light trim G2 - 1 x Holly and 1 x Yew overhanging lawn to be pruned back in line with other trees T4 - 1 x Large Cherry has poor formed and sparse crown, leans over drive and has weak union with included bark - Remove T5 - 1 x Yew on drive, remover snapped storm damaged limbs, carry out aerial inspection and reduce where needed for safety T6 - 1 x Larch on drive light reduction if possible and sever ivy at base G3 - group of Yew and conifer trees to be trimmed back around 1m to create a more compact and natural looking crown SECTION 211 NOTICE.

  18 Aug 2025 291m away Trees
• DM/25/03142/TCA Granted

  28 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  T1 Weeping Willow - Removal of failed limb. Consequent work - Crown reduction of 2 - 3 Metres of heaviest limbs. - Section 211 notice

  7 Nov 2025 340m away Trees
• DM/26/01335/TCA Granted

  St Mary And St Stephens Church Church Lane Wolsingham DL13 3AJ

  T015 - Not identified - Mature - 22m - 136DBH - condition Fair - Minor epicormic growth at base - Pronounced buttressing - Large bifurcate union at 3.5m - Fair Crown Form and Condition - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Large deadwood Hangar at 7m in eastern canopy - Cankers around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar at 7m Eastern canopy - Remove epicormic Growth at base. T016 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Mature - 23m - 158DBH - condition Fair - Unidentified fruiting body at base of buttresses - Cavity at 1.5m on western side of trunk - Cankers around trunk - Large bifurcate union at 7m - Lower canopy consisting of epicormic Growth - Very open branching architecture - Large deadwood Hangar at 12m - Deadwood in canopy >30mm - Branch stubs present around canopy - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean T022 - Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum) - Mature - 16m - 72DBH - condition Fair - Girdling root at base - Heavy southern lean - Large bifurcate union at 3m - Hollowing detected in stem between 1-2.5m - Deadwood stubs from previous limb failures present around canopy - Deadwood hangar at 9m - Remove deadwood hangar - Remove deadwood >30mm - Crown Clean Section 211 notice

  27 May 2026 377m away Trees
• DM/26/01334/TPO Awaiting decision

  Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  Felling of T014 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and T017 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) - TPO/404/2025

  27 May 2026 378m 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