St Edmunds Parish Church Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/25/03205/TPO Granted

  St Edmunds Parish Church Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  T1 - spruce - fell cut as close to ground level as in decline. T2 - laburnum - remove limb over hanging graves, concerns for the graves could be damaged. T3 - Cherry plum - storm damaged, remove. G1 - group of holy trees - prune back by 1 to 2m to clear church so scaffolding can be erected to repair roof. - TPO-WVDC-14-1986

  Decided 19 Dec 2025 Trees

1. 24 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 26 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: DM/15/03796/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/25/03205/TPO (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 9 April 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.

• St Edmunds Parish Church Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  DM/25/03205/TPO Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - spruce - fell cut as close to ground level as in decline. T2 - laburnum - remove limb over hanging graves, concerns for the graves could be damaged. T3 - Cherry plum - storm damaged, remove. G1 - group of holy trees - prune back by 1 to 2m to clear church so scaffolding can be erected to repair roof. - TPO-WVDC-14-1986

  Granted Trees 12 docs

• The Old Rectory 1 Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  DM/24/01789/TPO Submitted 2 Jul 2024 100 yards away

  Felling of one Giant Sequoia - TPO - WVDC-14-1986

  Refused Trees 7 docs

• Oldstead 3 Church Lane Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NQ

  DM/26/02945/FPA Submitted 2 Nov 2026 100 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Dec

  Extension and alterations to the existing dwelling, including internal reconfiguration, improvements to vehicular access and parking provision, alterations to the front boundary wall, and the replacement of the existing kennel with an enlarged kennel.

  Awaiting decision Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Heatherlea Hepple Hill Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NN

  DM/21/01724/TCA Submitted 13 May 2021 250 yards away

  Fell T2 and T3 Scotch Pine

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• Woodland Plot No 1 The Closes Edmundbyers Consett DH8 9NH

  DM/22/00083/FPA Submitted 12 Jan 2022 300 yards away

  Change of use of land to garden and external alterations.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Plot 3 The Closes Edmundbyers DH8 9NH

  DM/21/01461/VOC Submitted 21 Apr 2021 300 yards away

  Variation of condition no.2 (approved plans) of planning application DM/18/00208/VOC to allow design changes to rear garden and driveway layout to plot no.3.

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

  Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

  1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

  Fell Sycamore tree to rear

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• 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