Greenacres 9A School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

1. 14 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

County Durham granted permission on 8 July 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.

• Witton Le Wear Methodist Church School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

  DM/26/01748/FPA Submitted 7 Jul 2026 63m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Change of use of vacant Methodist Church (F1) to a single residential dwelling (C3)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 32 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

  DM/25/02135/TCA Submitted 4 Aug 2025 90m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  0.5m clearance through trees on grass verge - Section 211 notice.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• Garden House High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/21/01308/TCA Submitted 13 Apr 2021 127m away

  Fell T7. Sycamore, Sever Ivy and remove deadwood to T8. Apple, Sever Ivy and remove deadwood to T9. Walnut, Fell T10 Goat Willow and Cut back overgrown laurel and mixed shrub hedging on east side of driveway.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 6 - 7 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

  DM/26/00538/FPA Submitted 4 Mar 2026 135m away

  Replacement windows and railings, reconfiguration of front steps, reinstatement of undercroft doors to front, dwelling repairs and boundary wall repairs including sandstone coping, and erection of single-storey side porch to north-eastern elevation

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Small domestic

• Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

  DM/21/01164/FPA Submitted 31 Mar 2021 136m away

  Proposed demolition of existing feature and erection of a new single-storey garden room with terrace.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Post Office Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW

  DM/26/01012/LB Submitted 21 Apr 2026 158m away

  Replace 6 No. timber windows to the front

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 12 docs

• DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

  T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

  Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

  Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

  Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

  11 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

  Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  11 Aug 2026 Trees