Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

This site has had 3 applications since 2026.

• DM/26/02057/TCA Awaiting decision

  Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

  T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level

  Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/01401/TPO Withdrawn

  Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

  Remove deadwood and reduce overall height and density and ensure that branches do not encroach on neighbouring properties, public footpaths or adjacent road traffic signs tree no.s T20 - T21 - T22 - T23 - T24 - T25 - T26 - T28. In particular T21 - (Elm) remove branches overhanging Mill Cottage, T25 - (Chestnut) remove branches protruding towards housing and over public footpath and T28 - (Whitebeam) Remove

  Decided 3 Jul 2026 Trees

1. 5 Aug 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 6 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

  DM/26/02057/TCA Submitted 5 Aug 2026 0m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct

  T38 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T39 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres T40 Wych Elm (semi mature, fair condition) - Reduce western canopy 1.5 to 2 metres, remove retained snapped out branch hangar in SW canopy T41 Mountain Ash (young, poor condition) - Fell to ground level

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Mill Cottage Thorpe Road Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3UA

  DM/26/01401/TPO Submitted 2 Jun 2026 125m away

  Remove deadwood and reduce overall height and density and ensure that branches do not encroach on neighbouring properties, public footpaths or adjacent road traffic signs tree no.s T20 - T21 - T22 - T23 - T24 - T25 - T26 - T28. In particular T21 - (Elm) remove branches overhanging Mill Cottage, T25 - (Chestnut) remove branches protruding towards housing and over public footpath and T28 - (Whitebeam) Remove

  Withdrawn Trees 5 docs

• South Grange Farm South Side Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3AX

  DM/26/01486/FPA Submitted 10 Jun 2026 193m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug

  Erection of detached garage and outbuilding

  Awaiting decision

• Land South Of 1 To 3 The Grange South Side Easington Village SR8 3AX

  DM/24/02377/NMA Submitted 28 Aug 2024 210m away

  Non material amendment of planning permission DM/21/02687/FPA to allow the front elevation to be flush (removing the alcove).

  Granted Amendments 6 docs

• Land South Of 1 To 3 The Grange South Side Easington Village SR8 3AX

  DM/24/02265/DRC Submitted 16 Aug 2024 210m away

  Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 5 (archaeology report) ,7 (electric vehicle point),9 (bat and bird boxes),10 (noise mitigation measures) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/02687/FPA

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• 39 Whitehouse Court Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3HZ

  DM/25/02509/FPA Submitted 10 Sep 2025 281m away

  Single-storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02346/TCA Awaiting decision

  Devonshire House Nursing Home 10 - 11 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

  1. Birch - reduce and reshape 2-2.5m

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02323/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Ramside Park Carrville Durham DH1 1NS

  T1, T2, and T3. Sycamore - fell T4. Paper Birch - Crown reduction by a maximum of 2m in vertical height and 1.5m in lateral spread. Crown thin by 15% to remove dead, diseased, and crossing branches T5. Sycamore - fell

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02322/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham University Palace Green Durham DH1 3RL

  T1. Conifer - fell

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02316/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 The Larches Town Head Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0SB

  T1 Sycamore (TPO Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 1.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads - TPO-TDC-2-2009 T2 Sycamore (TCA Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 2.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads. - Section 211 notice.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02314/TPO Awaiting decision

  9 Loweswater Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3HJ

  T1 (Tag No: 501) Goat Willow - Reduce overhang off fence line by 1.5 metres (no branches bigger than 50mm in diameter). T2 (Tag No:502) Elm - Reduce overhang off fence line by 2metres (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T3 (Tag No:503) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T4 (Tag No: 504) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T5 (Tag No: 505) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T6 (Tag No: 506) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T7 (Tag No: 507) Oak - Shorten 2no limbs by3.5 metres off fence (100mm diameter) T8 (Tag No: 508) Elm - Remove branch from base of tree 110mm in diameter. Reduce 2no branches off fence line by 3 metres.

  2 Sep 2026 Trees