4 Vicarage Close Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8RB

1. 15 Dec 2025

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 14 January 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.

• 5 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/25/02409/TPO Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~28 Oct

  T10 Prunus- reduce and reshape by 2.5m-3m and remove lower epicormic up to a height of 4m.

  Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs

• 5 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/24/02249/TPO Submitted 15 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Pollard T1 pear up to 10 metres

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 8 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/24/02521/TPO Submitted 12 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - removal of the branch over the drive back to its parent branch, shortening of the branches on the north and east side of the crown back to an appropriate side branch by a maximum of 1.5m - TPO - CCD-11-2010

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• The Old Vicarage Hargill Road Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8HL

  DM/25/02064/TPO Submitted 28 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  Felling of two Poplar trees T1 and T2, G1 -3x small Sycamores - to thin out area - Trees will be replaced with Oak species. TPO-CCD-11-2010

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• 7 - 8 Vicarage Close Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/26/00459/TPO Submitted 25 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jul

  Trim lower branches of trees by 3m to Pear Tree (T11) and 2 Sycamore Trees (Area G1)

  Awaiting decision Trees 10 docs

• Former Indoor Arena At Hargill Farm Hargill Road Howden-le-Wear DL15 8HL

  DM/21/00605/FPA Submitted 24 Feb 2021 150 yards away

  Demolition of arena building, erection of 5 no. dwellings and associated access, parking and landscaping (amended plans 10.05.2021)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 53 docs
  Several homes

• 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
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

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

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees