Land To The South West Of Castle View Private Day Nursery Blind Lane Chester-le-street DH3 4AF

1. 1 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 2 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 6 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Pending Decision

   Previously Pending Consideration.

5. 26 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

County Durham granted permission on 26 August 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.

• 19 Blind Lane Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/25/02598/TPO Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Beech T1 - Remove limb overhanging garden back to the main stem, prune back 2 secondary branches overhanging the garden in line with the boundary (Amended Description)

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• 19 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/25/01563/TPO Submitted 10 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  T17 (Scots Pine) - prune back from host dwelling by 3m and crown lift to 5m

  Granted Trees 6 docs
  Domestic

• 23 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/23/00564/TPO Submitted 27 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Works to two beech trees as follows: G1 x2 Beech - Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 3m above ground level. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown: e.g. shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry (TPO reference CLS-03) as amended on 24th April 2023.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 25 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/23/00565/TPO Submitted 27 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  T1 Beech - Crown lifting not exceeding a maximum height clearance of 3m above garage roof. This may include the pruning of light, pendulous growth in the lower tree crown: e.g., shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size. This must be done to uniform height all round to maintain the trees natural form and symmetry. (TPO reference W1) as amended on 3rd April 2023.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 11 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/23/00567/FPA Submitted 24 Feb 2023 100 yards away

  Single storey garage extension to the side

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To The South East Of 27 Blind Lane Chester-le-Street DH3 4AF

  DM/25/00189/FPA Submitted 23 Jan 2025 150 yards away

  Erection of 1No. self build detached bungalow

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 20 docs

• 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
• DM/26/02520/TPO Granted

  The Vicarage 3 Parsons Lonnen Barnard Castle DL12 8ST

  T1 sycamore tree - Crown reduction 2 metres of the height and 1.5 metres of the side branches - TPO-TDC-2-2005

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02409/TPO Granted

  3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA

  Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02501/TPO Granted

  26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

  The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.

  Received 18 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02572/TPO Granted

  33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees