DM/26/00913/TPO

1. 9 Apr 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• DM/26/01144/TCA Granted

  West Wood Bridge Lane Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DT

  T1 - Birch Tree - Reduce height and spread by approximately 1.5 metres. T2 - Birch Tree - Reduce height and spread by approximately 1.5 metres. Removal of lower-level deadwood within Pine and Conifer trees with numerous self-seeded saplings to be removed - Section 211 notice.

  6 May 2026 261m away Trees
• DM/26/00384/TCA Awaiting decision

  West Wood Bridge Lane Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DT

  T3 European Larch - Fell, T4 Birch - Birch Tree - 2 metre crown reduction. Section 211 notice

  17 Feb 2026 263m away Trees
• DM/26/00910/TCA Granted

  Bridge Lane House Bridge Lane Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DT

  Willow- Prune tree back by 15-20% (S211 notice)

  9 Apr 2026 286m away Trees
• DM/24/02036/FPA Granted

  Charis The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DE

  Construction of detached timber framed and clad double garage. Various tree works.

  25 Jul 2024 308m away Full applications
• DM/26/00875/PNA Awaiting decision

  Land South East Of Whitworth Lane Brancepeth

  Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for 4 Bay open sided pole barn constructed from lighweight timber poles with box profile sheet roof (anthracite grey) and access

  7 Apr 2026 317m away Prior approval
• DM/26/01547/TCA Awaiting decision

  Constable Meadows The Village Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EL

  Felling of one Holly tree -TPO-PN1-315

  15 Jun 2026 389m away Trees

• DM/26/01821/TCA Awaiting decision

  11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  Holly (T1) - felling and removal

  15 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01817/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Thorngate Barnard Castle DL12 8PY

  Pear (T1) - remove to ground level

  14 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01798/TPO Awaiting decision

  40 Woodburn Tanfield Lea Stanley DH9 9UR

  Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m of one Ash tree within rear garden. - TPO-DER-016

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• TPO/436/2026 Awaiting decision

  Land West Of Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  Land West Of Queens Head Chester le Street Tree Preservation Order

  13 Jul 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01201/TPO Granted

  Zen Bar Court Lane Durham DH1 3JS

  T1 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level

  12 May 2026 Trees