Land North East Of 4 St Marys Close Shincliffe DH1 2ND

1. 9 Oct 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 16 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 December 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 57 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.

• 11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/26/01821/TCA Submitted 15 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Holly (T1) - felling and removal

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• 22 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/23/00728/NMA Submitted 14 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to Planning Approval DM/17/03785/FPA - Minor and Modest Alterations

  Granted Amendments 4 docs

• 13 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/23/03288/TPO Submitted 1 Nov 2023 50 yards away

  Works to trees protected by a TPO, see submitted arboricultural statement

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 12 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/24/02084/TPO Submitted 30 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Crown thin 1no Sycamore (T1) by 20% and prune to clear adjacent property by 2m plus Crown thin 1no Sycamore (T2) by 20% and remove lowest branch growing over archway back to main stem

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• 1 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/22/00726/FPA Submitted 10 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Single storey pitched roof rear sun room extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND

  DM/26/01835/FPA Submitted 16 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Single-storey side extension, and single-storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

  11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

  Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

  Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

  Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

  5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

  Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

  Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

  T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

  Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

  15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees