DM/25/03019/TPO

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 May 2026

   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/25/02302/TPO Refused

  4 Bishops Gate Durham DH1 4JU

  Poplar (T1) - crown reduce 2m. Sycamore (T2) - remove branches over hanging boundary. Lime (T3) - remove branches over hanging boundary Sycamore (T4) - crown thin by 10%

  19 Aug 2025 65m away Trees
• DM/25/03137/FPA Granted

  4A-F Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Demolition of 2no. false chimneys on block of domestic flats and re-roof over

  7 Nov 2025 174m away Full applications
• DM/25/03322/FPA Granted

  Helen McArdle Care Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Permanent relocation of three parking bays and new temporary access for 23 months

  26 Nov 2025 179m away Full applications
• DM/25/02475/VOC Awaiting decision

  Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/24/00149/FPA (PBSA) to amend internal layout and external appearance to improve access, maintenance, safety and sustainability.

  5 Sep 2025 200m away Amendments
• DM/25/02432/DRC Awaiting decision

  Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Proposed discharge of condition 13 of approval DM/24/00149/FPA (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan)

  2 Sep 2025 200m away Conditions
• DM/25/03567/NMA Granted

  Land To The North West Of Melbury Court Old Dryburn Way Durham DH1 5SE

  Proposed non-material amendment involving an increase to the size of the substation with alterations to car parking layout to suit amended structural column positions.

  22 Dec 2025 200m away Amendments

• 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