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

1. 17 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 26 March 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 At Illingworth Grove Whinney Hill Durham

  DM/21/02366/TCA Submitted 1 Jul 2021 50 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 50 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 100 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

• 38 Illingworth Grove Durham DH1 3BL

  DM/25/03367/TCA Submitted 2 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  T1 Oak - Reduce canopy extending over garden by 2m, to include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown: eg shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s (Amended proposal)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 75 Whinney Hill Durham DH1 3BG

  DRC/21/00168 Submitted 20 May 2021 100 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 of appeal decision APP/X1355/D/20/3258480 relating to materials.

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 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

• 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
• DM/26/02501/TPO Granted

  26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

  The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.

  Received 18 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02572/TPO Granted

  33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02877/TCA Awaiting decision

  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/26/02880/TPO Awaiting decision

  Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB

  Pine tree to be removed completely

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees