Thornley Hall Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PE

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 15 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 November 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.

• Application: 3/TC/2012/0006 (Decided)

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 36 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.

• 1 Church View Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PB

  DRC/21/00178 Submitted 27 May 2021 115m away

  Discharge of planning condition 4 (window and door details) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/01578/FPA

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing

• Oaklea Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PA

  TPO/415/2025 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 145m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec

  Land adjacent Thornley Village Tree Preservation Order 2025

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Various Sites Thornley Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4PA

  DM/25/02368/TPO Submitted 26 Aug 2025 152m away

  T901 Sycamore - Reduce overall crown by 30% T903 Ash -Monitor for Ash Dieback T904 Ash - Remove limb over track with inonotus leaving 1m stub at pruning point T906 Oak - Prune to remove storm damaged branches over track T910 Ash - Pollard to 5m. Leave as habitat pole T911 Ash - Pollard to 5m. Leave as habitat pole G3 Sycamore x3 - Monitor trees for fungal pathogens T260 Sycamore - Pollard to 6m (leave at habitat pole) G4 Ash x2 - Fell T257 Ash - Pollard co-dominant western stems for 5m T258 Sycamore - Pollard to 6m (leave as habitat pole T259 Sycamore - Remove central crown dieback. Reduce lowest eastern limb to growth point 2m from union with main stem Covered by TPO-097-2018 and TPO/415/2025

  Refused Trees 5 docs

• The Old Barn Grange Cottages Thornley Bishop Auckland DL13 4PA

  DM/25/02478/TCA Submitted 5 Sep 2025 152m away

  Tree 1. Ornamental Cherry Tree - 1.5 - 2 metre linear reduction of the branches. - Section 211 notice

  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