DM/26/00152/TCA

1. 21 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• DM/26/01412/FPA Awaiting decision

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

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

  3 Jun 2026 145m away Full applications
• DM/25/02287/TCA Awaiting decision

  Greenside 50 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  T1 - 1 x Large Beech tree to be reduced all round by 2m to create a more compact but natural looking crown G4 - 1 x Conifer hedge to be trimmed removed this seasons growth G1 - 2 x Large Cherry trees forming 1 crown to be reduced by 1.5-2m creating a more compact but natural looking crown T2 - 1 x dying Cherry to be sectionally felled (crown is mostly dead and overhanging neighbouring buildings and base of tree is decayed T3 - 1 x Yew tree to have a light trim G2 - 1 x Holly and 1 x Yew overhanging lawn to be pruned back in line with other trees T4 - 1 x Large Cherry has poor formed and sparse crown, leans over drive and has weak union with included bark - Remove T5 - 1 x Yew on drive, remover snapped storm damaged limbs, carry out aerial inspection and reduce where needed for safety T6 - 1 x Larch on drive light reduction if possible and sever ivy at base G3 - group of Yew and conifer trees to be trimmed back around 1m to create a more compact and natural looking crown SECTION 211 NOTICE.

  18 Aug 2025 161m away Trees
• DM/25/02891/TPO Refused

  15 Leazes Lane Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3DP

  Lime - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape (by up to 1.5m), Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3.5m - TPO-WVDC-2-2002

  14 Oct 2025 182m away Trees
• DM/26/01334/TPO Awaiting decision

  Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  Felling of T014 - Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and T017 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) - TPO/404/2025

  27 May 2026 198m away Trees
• DM/25/03142/TCA Granted

  28 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  T1 Weeping Willow - Removal of failed limb. Consequent work - Crown reduction of 2 - 3 Metres of heaviest limbs. - Section 211 notice

  7 Nov 2025 214m away Trees
• DM/21/01396/TCA Granted

  Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  Felling of 2 No. trees (T37 and Sycamore close to T31), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and reduce width by 3m (T1), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T3), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level (T4, T6, T8, T10), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level, shorten 3 No. branches closest to basketball hoop and 1 No. branch encroaching boundary fence by 1.5m (T36), crown lift to 3m (T25, T26, G1, G2), prune to clear streetlight by 3m (T5), prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T11), remove limb at 5m over path (T14), reduce low branch over path to a side branch behind wound (T15), remove 4 No. branches closest to neighbouring house (T22), crown thin by 15% (T35), reduce width of tree by up to 3m (T38) and reduce width of tree by up to 2m (T39). Removal of epicormic growth (T2, T20, T22, T27, T31) and crown clean (T3, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T20, T25, T28, T30, T31, T32, G1, G2)

  19 Apr 2021 249m away Trees

• DM/26/01821/TCA Awaiting decision

  11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  Holly (T1) - felling and removal

  15 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01817/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY

  Pear (T1) - remove to ground level

  14 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01798/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 Woodburn Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9UR

  Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m of one Ash tree within rear garden. - TPO-DER-016

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• TPO/436/2026 Awaiting decision

  Land West Of Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  Land West Of Queens Head Chester le Street Tree Preservation Order

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01201/TPO Granted

  Zen Bar Court Lane Durham DH1 3JS

  T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level

  12 May 2026 Trees