20 Lea Green Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DU

1. 21 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 3/2001/0223 (Decided)
• Application: DM/16/03077/TPO (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 28 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.

• Ivy House 72 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  DM/23/03432/TPO Submitted 13 Nov 2023 100 yards away

  Pruning back over the kitchen roof, back to the boundary of 70 West End of one Yew tree - TPO-CCD-25-2011

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

  DM/23/00496/TCA Submitted 20 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Remove major deadwood. Remove hazard beam limb T503 Scots Pine, Fell T511 Ash and Fell T520 Crack Willow

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Wolsingham School The Grammar School Building West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DJ

  DM/24/00148/FPA Submitted 19 Jan 2024 100 yards away

  Installation of one cabin (amended proposals)

  Granted Full applications 27 docs

• Land To The South Of 9 Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DP

  DM/24/02001/TPO Submitted 22 Jul 2024 150 yards away

  Various tree works as per the tree report - TPO - WVDC-2-2002

  Split decision Trees 5 docs

• Site Of Former Wolsingham School And Commercial College Leazes Lane Wolsingham DL13 3DJ

  DM/26/01412/FPA Submitted 3 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Erection of 40 dwellings with associated landscaping and drainage works, creation of new bus parking and turning area, and widening of existing access road

  Awaiting decision Full applications 127 docs
  Major scheme

• 2 Stanhope Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DL

  DM/21/01897/FPA Submitted 25 May 2021 150 yards away

  Single storey front extension, first floor side extension, loft conversion and rooflights

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 11 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HB

  T1 Sycamore - 2 metre crown reduction. T2 Alder - Pollard due to declining crown. T3 Sycamore - Shorten long heavy branch over building by up to 4 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02941/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Greenfields Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PX

  T1 - Silver Birch - crown reduction of up to, but not exceeding, 2 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02619/TCA Decided

  Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX

  Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02520/TPO Granted

  The Vicarage 3 Parsons Lonnen Barnard Castle DL12 8ST

  T1 sycamore tree - Crown reduction 2 metres of the height and 1.5 metres of the side branches - TPO-TDC-2-2005

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02409/TPO Granted

  3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA

  Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees