25 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

1. 23 Oct 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Nov 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 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 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.

• 33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  DM/26/02572/TPO Submitted 24 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)

  Granted Trees

• 23 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  DM/25/03103/TPO Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  T1 - Ash tree with severe Ash dieback, Fell to ground level - TPO-DER-066

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 21 Long Close Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HQ

  DM/22/03419/TPO Submitted 15 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Crown lift lower branches up to 3m to create a clearer stem, remove visible deadwood, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s of one Dawn Redwood tree - (TPO-DER-066)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 27 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill Tyne And Wear Ne39 1hf

  1/2004/0172/18620 Submitted 27 Feb 2004 100 yards away

  Erection of second storey side extension and single storey extensions to front and rear (re-submission)

  Granted Full applications Extension 1 doc
  Small domestic

• 49 Lintzford Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HG

  DM/21/02119/FPA Submitted 9 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Single storey extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

  DM/26/00882/FPA Submitted 7 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  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