1 Witton Tower Gardens Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0DJ

1. 12 Jun 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 10 Jul 2026

   Decision issued

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 2 Witton Tower Gardens Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0DJ

  DM/23/00048/TPO Submitted 10 Jan 2023 20m away

  T1 Lime. Reduce and reshape by 2-3 metres and remove all deadwood and any broken or hung up branches and crown lift 3.5m

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Brockerscliff Cottage West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/24/01812/TPO Submitted 3 Jul 2024 67m away

  Felling of one tree - TPO - WVDC-4-1989

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Tyvonnay Chalet West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/25/02777/TPO Submitted 3 Oct 2025 104m away

  Tree cutting opposite Tyvonnay Chalet to allow installation of overhead fibre cabling (TPO-WVDC-4-1989)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 1 The Towers Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AD

  DM/26/00672/TPO Submitted 16 Mar 2026 116m away

  Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - T1 - TPO- WVDC-4-1989

  Refused Trees 10 docs

• Elm Cottage 12 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

  DM/25/02266/TPO Submitted 15 Aug 2025 125m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 30% overall volume - TPO-WVDC-4-1989

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Ashburton House West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

  DM/22/03453/TPO Submitted 21 Nov 2022 129m away

  T4 lime - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T5 sycamore - crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level T6 horse chestnut - reduce elongated limb west side originating at approximately 8 m by up to 1.5 m T8 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T9 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter T10 sycamore - remove deadwood over 20 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m T11 lime - Crown raise over stable building to ensure 2 m clearance T12 Sycamore- remove deadwood over 25 mm in diameter, crown raise to approximately 4 m above ground level

  Granted Trees 5 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