Planning application
Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of 4 lowest limbs of Sycamore (T2) protected by TPO WVDC-2-1989
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00616/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00616/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Willington And Hunwick
- Parish
- Greater Willington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DL15 0HW
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/00029/FPA Withdrawn
Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW
Proposed demolition of existing dwellings and introduction of 3 houses and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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6 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/2001/0513 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2005/0890 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2006/0934 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2008/0595 (Decided)
- Application: 3/2011/0440 (Decided)
- Application: DM/19/02243/TPO (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Durham
Active · incorporated 2023 · Durham
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- FULL DELEGATED
- APPROVAL TPO
- ARB COMMENT
- SITE NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SKETCH PLAN
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 May 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.
About tree works applications
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.
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