7 - 8 Vicarage Close Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8RB

1. 25 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 12 Oct 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

5. 12 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Pending Consideration.

• Application: 3/1994/0483 (Decided)
• Application: 3/1999/0209 (Decided)
• Application: DM/16/02516/TPO (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 12 October 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.

• 4 Vicarage Close Howden-le-wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/25/03468/TPO Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Sycamore (T1) - Prune Sycamore to remove dead wood as well as crossing and rubbing branches. Shorten branches in the lower crown by 1m to improve shape and effect a crown lift. (TPO-CCD-11-2010)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 5 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/25/02409/TPO Submitted 1 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  T10 Prunus- Remove lower epicormic up to a height of 4m. (proposal amended 7.10.25)

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 5 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/24/02249/TPO Submitted 15 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Pollard T1 pear up to 10 metres

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• 9 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/22/00847/TPO Submitted 22 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Crown lift to pruning branch tips, remove major deadwood and crown thin up to 15% to T1. Horse Chestnut

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 8 Vicarage Close Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8RB

  DM/24/02521/TPO Submitted 12 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - removal of the branch over the drive back to its parent branch, shortening of the branches on the north and east side of the crown back to an appropriate side branch by a maximum of 1.5m - TPO - CCD-11-2010

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• The Old Vicarage Hargill Road Howden-le-Wear Crook DL15 8HL

  DM/25/02064/TPO Submitted 28 Jul 2025 50 yards away

  Felling of two Poplar trees T1 and T2, G1 -3x small Sycamores - thin out area - TPO-CCD-11-2010

  Refused Trees 7 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