18 Hawthorne Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FD

1. 14 Aug 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 17 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 12 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.

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.

• 6 Stargate Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FW

  DM/23/01105/TPO Submitted 20 Apr 2023 55m away

  Crown thinning, lifting and reduction of 3 Ash trees by 20%

  Refused Trees 12 docs

• 6 Ramshaw Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FP

  DM/26/01501/TPO Submitted 11 Jun 2026 145m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug

  Crown reduction works all round not exceeding 1.5m. this to be done evenly all round to maintain the tree's natural form and symmetry and includes reduction of small diameter branches under 50mm diameter back to suitable branch junctions/previous pruning positions. Thinning not to exceed an estimated 10% volume and done systematically and evenly to reduce congreted growth where appropriate. no 'lion tailing' - TPO-DER-203

  Decided Trees

• 10 Phoenix Close Langley Park Durham DH7 9FN

  DM/21/01101/TPO Submitted 29 Mar 2021 168m away

  Reduce height of one Silver Birch by a third - (TPO - DER-203)

  Withdrawn Trees 1 doc

• 27 Finings Avenue Langley Park Durham DH7 9UH

  DM/22/03309/FPA Submitted 4 Nov 2022 186m away

  Rear extension to bungalow

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 2 Hylton Close Langley Park County Durham Dh7 9fj

  1/2004/0675/19616 Submitted 16 Jul 2004 197m away

  Two storey rear extension and erection of balcony

  Granted Full applications Extension 1 doc

• Land To Rear Of 16 17 & 18 Maplewood Court Langley Park Durham County Durham

  1/2003/0574/16964 Submitted 6 Jun 2003 329m away

  Change of use of land to domestic curtilage (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 1 doc

• 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