East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/26/01391/NMA Granted

  East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

  Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.

  Decided 1 Jul 2026 Amendments
• DM/26/00329/NMA Granted

  East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

  Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.

  Decided 13 Mar 2026 Amendments
• DM/25/03158/TPO Granted

  East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

  Pruning works to 3no Prunus sp (T1, T2, T3)

  Decided 15 May 2026 Trees

1. 10 Nov 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 11 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 15 May 2026, 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.

• The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

  DM/26/02298/TCA Submitted 1 Sep 2026 128m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

  Oak (T2) - crown lift to 4.5m, Ash (T5) - crown lift to 4m, Birch (T7) - crown lift to 3.5m, Larch (T8) - prune back crown by 3m, Birch x2 and Beech (T10) - felling and removal

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

  DM/26/01391/NMA Submitted 2 Jun 2026 168m away

  Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.

  Granted Amendments Demolition Trees 18 docs

• East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

  DM/26/00329/NMA Submitted 11 Feb 2026 168m away

  Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• The Pump House Cottage Houghall Farm Lane Houghall Durham DH1 3PJ

  DM/22/03169/TPO Submitted 26 Oct 2022 187m away

  Works to 9 trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order omitting the proposed works to trees no. 3 and 4 following the advice of the Tree Officer. (amended description 09.01.2023)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Woodside Cottage Low Road East Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NB

  DM/25/03141/TCA Submitted 7 Nov 2025 317m away

  T1 - Maple - Crown reduce and reshape corner tree by 2.5m T2 - Beech - Crown reduce and reshape roadside tree by 2.5m, clearing back from road as part of the reduction

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Shincliffe Village Hall Low Road Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NF

  DM/26/00234/TCA Submitted 29 Jan 2026 370m away

  T3 Sycamore: crown clean to remove major deadwood and split/hanging branches T4, T5 Sycamore: remove major deadwood T16 Whitebeam: remove 2x stems nearest building, remove major deadwood. T17 Whitebeam: remove major deadwood. T18 Whitebeam: remove major deadwood. T21 Sycamore: remove major deadwood and epicormic growth at base. T25 Lilac: Crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m (amended proposal)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 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

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  15 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

  1 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

  11 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

  Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  11 Aug 2026 Trees