4 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

1. 7 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 8 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 2/01/00229/TPO (Decided)
• Application: 2/07/00072/TPO (Decided)
• Application: 2/08/00461/TPO (Decided)

County Durham granted permission on 19 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.

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.

• 8 Castle View Chester-le-street DH3 3XA

  DM/22/01972/TPO Submitted 6 Jul 2022 50 yards away

  Felling of one Lime tree (T6) - TPO - CLS-8)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/26/00371/TPO Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  T3. Lime - fell as close to current ground level as practical

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 14 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/23/00383/TPO Submitted 9 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Beech (T1) - Crown lift branches that overhang roof to a maximum of 3m above roof height whilst maintaining the shape and symmetry of the tree. Beech (T2) - Crown lift branches that overhang roof to a maximum of 3m above roof height whilst maintaining the shape and symmetry of the tree. Beech (T3) - Branch at 6 metres high on north-east side of tree to prune back by 4 metres. Crown lift by 4 metres. Lime (T4) - Fell to ground level and remove arisings. Lime (T5) - Crown lift to a height of 4 metres and remove snapped branch at 7 metres. Lime (T6) - Crown lift to a height of 4 metres. (Group Tree Preservation Order CLS-8) as amended on 30th March 2023.

  Granted Trees 15 docs

• 2 Woodlands Chester-le-Street DH3 3TR

  DM/20/03469/TPO Submitted 25 Nov 2020 100 yards away

  G1. Sycamore and Lime x2 - Crown reduce height by 4m, width by 2m and crown lift to 4m

  Refused Trees 4 docs

• 1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/22/03523/TPO Submitted 28 Nov 2022 100 yards away

  T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side of tree back to stem. T2 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 5 metres and remove two lowest branches on south side of tree back to stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  DM/26/01832/TPO Submitted 15 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Granted Trees 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