Willow Bank House 2 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

1. 25 Feb 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 1 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Raise No Objection

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: DM/17/03303/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/21/03627/TCA (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 1 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.

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/26/02711/TCA Submitted 8 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

  1. Conifer - trim back as far as practical over the drive without cutting into the brown wood 2. Willow - reduce the height by 2m 3. Conifer - fell as close to current ground level as practical 5. Birch x2 - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m 6. Rowan - prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Wear View House 3 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/21/02610/TCA Submitted 20 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Silver Birch remove major deadwood and reduce central leader by 1m, T2 Silver Birch crown reduce and reshape by 2m

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/24/02364/TCA Submitted 27 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  T1. Birch x 2 - reduce height by 2m T2. Beech - crown reduce and reshape by 1-2m T3. Conifer - reduce height by 1m T4. Conifer - fell T5. Conifer - reduce height by 3-4m T6. Spruce - reduce height by 3-4m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Copthorne 1 Wear View Durham DH1 1LW

  DM/25/03459/TCA Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  1. Laurel: fell as close to current ground level as practical 2. Conifer x2: trim to tidy 3. Conifer: trim to tidy 4. Spruce: shorten the three lowest branches growing over the garden by 2m 5. Horse chestnut: crown reduce and reshape by 2m 6. Birch: prune to clear the overhead service cable by 0.5m

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 4 Kepier Heights Bakehouse Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LN

  DM/24/02573/TCA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  T1. Prunus Greengage - fell and grind the stump

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 49 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE

  DM/22/03792/TCA Submitted 22 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Fell 1. Cockspur Thorn as close to ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 5 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