Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DM/21/01396/TCA Granted

  Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  Felling of 2 No. trees (T37 and Sycamore close to T31), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and reduce width by 3m (T1), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T3), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level (T4, T6, T8, T10), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level, shorten 3 No. branches closest to basketball hoop and 1 No. branch encroaching boundary fence by 1.5m (T36), crown lift to 3m (T25, T26, G1, G2), prune to clear streetlight by 3m (T5), prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T11), remove limb at 5m over path (T14), reduce low branch over path to a side branch behind wound (T15), remove 4 No. branches closest to neighbouring house (T22), crown thin by 15% (T35), reduce width of tree by up to 3m (T38) and reduce width of tree by up to 2m (T39). Removal of epicormic growth (T2, T20, T22, T27, T31) and crown clean (T3, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T20, T25, T28, T30, T31, T32, G1, G2)

  Decided 24 May 2021 Trees

1. 27 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 28 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• Application: 3/2005/0980 (Decided)
• Application: 3/TC/2011/0022 (Decided)
• Application: 3/TC/2011/0038 (Decided)
• Application: DM/16/01056/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/16/03653/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/17/01677/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/18/01865/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/19/00729/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/21/01396/TCA (Decided)
• Application: DM/24/01605/TCA (Decided)

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.

• Building South West Of St Annes Centre West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  DM/20/03744/FPA Submitted 18 Dec 2020 50 yards away

  Conversion and extension of pavilion to form food/ refreshment sales kiosk and WC facilities.

  Granted Full applications Extension 38 docs

• Strandfield 19 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AS

  DM/21/02299/TCA Submitted 28 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Fell T1. Cherry, Crown reduce and reshape up to 2m to T2. Cherry and Fell T3. Cherry

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Playground West End Wolsingham DL13 3AP

  DM/21/01396/TCA Submitted 19 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Felling of 2 No. trees (T37 and Sycamore close to T31), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and reduce width by 3m (T1), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level and prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T3), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level (T4, T6, T8, T10), shorten finer growth to achieve 3.5m height from ground level, shorten 3 No. branches closest to basketball hoop and 1 No. branch encroaching boundary fence by 1.5m (T36), crown lift to 3m (T25, T26, G1, G2), prune to clear streetlight by 3m (T5), prune to clear utility pole by 2m (T11), remove limb at 5m over path (T14), reduce low branch over path to a side branch behind wound (T15), remove 4 No. branches closest to neighbouring house (T22), crown thin by 15% (T35), reduce width of tree by up to 3m (T38) and reduce width of tree by up to 2m (T39). Removal of epicormic growth (T2, T20, T22, T27, T31) and crown clean (T3, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T20, T25, T28, T30, T31, T32, G1, G2)

  Granted Trees 1 doc
  Small domestic

• Ivy House 72 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  DM/23/03432/TPO Submitted 13 Nov 2023 100 yards away

  Pruning back over the kitchen roof, back to the boundary of 70 West End of one Yew tree - TPO-CCD-25-2011

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 54 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  DM/21/01530/FPA Submitted 28 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Replace timber windows and door with UPVC to front

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

• Horseshoe Cottage 52 West End Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3AP

  DM/22/02974/FPA Submitted 7 Oct 2022 150 yards away

  Replacement windows and front door

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 14 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