Hurworth House 3 St James Fields Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TJ

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 28 November 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.

• Eden Grove House 1 St James Fields Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TJ

  DM/21/01108/TCA Submitted 29 Mar 2021 50 yards away

  Reduce height and width of crown by approximately 2 metres and prune length of branches by up to two metres of 1no Ash tree

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 4 The Foundry Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SQ

  DM/21/01042/TCA Submitted 24 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  T1 Pine fell to ground level, T2 Sycamore reduce and reshape by 2m, T3 and T4 Lime fell to ground level and T5 Alder fell to ground level

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 3 The Foundry Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SQ

  DM/24/02363/TCA Submitted 27 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Willow - pollard

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Castle Eden Inn Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SD

  DM/25/02041/TPO Submitted 25 Jul 2025 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~20 Sep

  Minor remedial Tree pruning works are proposed for tree management purposes. Tree works to be agreed with DCC include: 1. Due to the signs of dieback on the outer tips of the trees canopy. It is recommended that the trees canopy by reduce canopy by 20%, to help to reconcentrate health growing within the centre of the tree, opposed to the otter tips which are dying back. 2. Remove deadwood. 3. Remove epicormic growth from the base of the tree to tidy up and avoid regeneration of shoots ? not viable in this location.

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• Meadow Bank Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SH

  DM/24/01871/TCA Submitted 9 Jul 2024 300 yards away

  Tree works to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20, T21, T22, T23 and T24 as described in schedule

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• Restalrig Stockton Road Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4SH

  DM/21/01813/FPA Submitted 18 May 2021 400 yards away

  Proposed side extension, amended porch, insertion of roof lights and 2 no. cabrio style roof balconies to rear, extension to existing dropped kerb and installation of sliding gates, replacement of front boundary hedging with timber fence and re-siting of detached outbuilding door (revised scheme).

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02469/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 North Close Kirk Merrington Spennymoor DL16 7HH

  Reduce crown by 3m to growth points

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

  T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

  Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

  Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

  Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees