89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

1. 15 Sep 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 11 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 58 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 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.

• Highfield Hospital Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3UD

  2/04/00071/FUL Submitted 13 Feb 2004 50 yards away

  Residential development over 2 & 3 storeys of 94 no. units, comprising of 26 no. detached dwellings, 54 no. apartments and 14 no. town houses.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 1 doc
  Major scheme

• Open Spaces To The North Of 108-116 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/24/02731/TPO Submitted 4 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  T16 & T17 (TPO ref. CLS-46) - Sycamore - Crown reduction by up to 3m including a total crown spread reduction of 5m, and total height of 3m.

  Withdrawn Trees 3 docs

• Open Spaces At Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/02293/TPO Submitted 25 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Crown lift 21 Sycamores, a Rowan, Elm and Birch. Prune Back a Rowan. Crown clean/deadwood and prune a Sycamore, Crown clean a Lombardy poplar. Crown clean and deadwood a Lombardy Poplar, Crown clean , deadwood and prune a Sycamore. Prune, crown lift and crown clean 2 Sycamores. Crown lift and prune a Sycamore.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 84 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/01517/TCA Submitted 28 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Elm (T1) Tag 0800 tree crown lifted to remove lowest of branches at face height. Sycamore (T2) Tag 0801 prune back tree from the property by 1.5 to 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 84 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  DM/21/01517/TPO Submitted 28 Apr 2021 100 yards away

  Elm (T1) Tag 0800 tree crown lifted to remove lowest of branches at face height. Sycamore (T2) Tag 0801 prune back tree from the property by 1.5 to 2 metres.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 55 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street County Durham DH3 3UX

  2/04/00034/FUL Submitted 15 Jan 2004 100 yards away

  Proposed boundary wall with railings above to front of property.

  Granted Full applications
  Small domestic

• 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