DM/26/00198/TCA

1. 26 Jan 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 12 Feb 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/25/02014/TEL Awaiting decision

  Telecommunications Mast To The South East Of Hallsmur Staindrop Road Cockfield DL13 5DF

  Prior Notification for installation of 1 no. replacement 17m monopole mast onto existing concrete base to accommodate 3 no. antenna, ancillary radio equipment and 1 no. GPS Module and 1 no. replacement equipment cabinet within compound and ancillary development thereto

  23 Jul 2025 25m away Telecoms
• DM/26/01100/FPA Awaiting decision

  3 Watery Close Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5DA

  Domestic garage with storage above

  30 Apr 2026 209m away Full applications
• DM/25/03566/FPA Awaiting decision

  Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

  Retrospective application for the erection of polytunnel for the temporary accommodation of livestock use for a temporary 10-year period and material change of the use of land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking, hardstanding and landscaping

  22 Dec 2025 225m away Full applications
• DM/25/02593/FPA Refused

  Cockfield Hall Cockfield Hall Road Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5AD

  Retrospective application for the erection of a permanent polytunnel for temporary livestock use and material change of the use of the land from agriculture to siting of 1no. shepherds hut for holiday accommodation, with associated parking and hardstanding

  18 Sep 2025 265m away Full applications
• DM/26/01090/FPA Granted

  7 Mayfield Terrace Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5EA

  Single storey rear extension

  29 Apr 2026 357m away Full applications
• DM/26/00354/FPA Granted

  2 Jubilee Court Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5FB

  Retention of garden shed and external flue

  13 Feb 2026 392m away Full applications

• 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