38 Illingworth Grove Durham DH1 3BL

1. 2 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 8 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 9 February 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.

• Land To The North East Of 7 Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BG

  DM/26/00380/TCA Submitted 17 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  T1 - Copper Beech - Install cobra bracing and light thin of outer canopy by 15% to allow air to flow through with ease (historical storm damage with visible stem fracture, previous reduction works carried out)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Land At Illingworth Grove Whinney Hill Durham

  DM/21/02366/TCA Submitted 1 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Crown lift to 3m/prune back off neighbouring property/Crown Clean to 1no. Lime (T1), prune to remove deadwood from canopy to 1no. Ash (T2) and crown lift to 3m/Deadwood to G1

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 19 Illingworth Grove Durham DH1 3BL

  DM/25/02187/HPN Submitted 5 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  Rear extension with a projection of 4m, overall height of 4m and height to the eaves of 2.5m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs

• 76 Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BG

  DM/21/03860/FPA Submitted 9 Nov 2021 150 yards away

  Erection of part two-storey/ part single-storey extension to rear of existing small 4-bed HMO (Use class C4) to include provision of 2 no. additional bedrooms

  Granted Full applications Extension 25 docs
  Small domestic

• Land West Of Plot 75 (76 Illingworth Grove) Durham DH1 3BL

  DM/21/00886/TCA Submitted 15 Mar 2021 150 yards away

  Fell 1no. Scoth Pine Tree (identified as T31 on the accompanying Tree Survey Plan)

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 76 Illingworth Grove Durham DH1 3BL

  DM/25/02306/FPA Submitted 20 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 4-bedroom small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).

  Withdrawn Full applications 15 docs
  Domestic

• DM/26/02877/TCA Decided

  Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

  T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02608/TCA Decided

  6 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

  T1 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02955/TCA Awaiting decision

  Linden Lodge Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HB

  T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reduce the overall height by 4 metres and reshaping the lateral crown spread by1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reducing the overall height of both trees by 3-4 metres (25%), and reducing the lateral crown spread by 1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Section 211 notice

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

  Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

  1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

  Fell Sycamore tree to rear

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees