Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

1. 27 Oct 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 29 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

• 41 Front Street Lanchester County Durham Dh7 0ht

  1/2004/0527/19320 Submitted 3 Jun 2004 100 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor to art gallery and workshop

  Granted Full applications 1 doc

• 39 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT

  DM/26/01829/FPA Submitted 15 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Repairs and improvements to a listed dwelling including roof repairs and partial reroofing, rooflights, replacement insulated kitchen floor, repair and replacement of doors and windows, installation of a first-floor bathroom, drainage alterations, reduction in height of an unsafe chimney stack, and alterations to the approved stable rebuilding scheme including a revised door and additional rooflight (pursuant to permissions DM/19/01282/FPA and DM/19/01283/LB).

  Granted Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 21 docs
  Domestic

• 39 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT

  DM/26/01830/LB Submitted 15 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  Listed Building Consent for repairs and improvements to a listed dwelling including roof repairs and partial reroofing, rooflights, replacement insulated kitchen floor, repair and replacement of doors and windows, installation of a first-floor bathroom, drainage alterations, reduction in height of an unsafe chimney stack, and alterations to the approved stable rebuilding scheme including a revised door and additional rooflight (pursuant to permissions DM/19/01282/FPA and DM/19/01283/LB).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 22 docs
  Domestic

• 35 Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HT

  DM/22/02730/LB Submitted 15 Sep 2022 100 yards away

  Installation of 3 rooflights and 1 extractor fan vent to rear roof slope. Creation of bathroom within existing second floor bedroom accommodation including associated internal and external drainage.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer 10 docs

• Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester DH7 0EH

  DM/22/00977/TCA Submitted 1 Apr 2022 100 yards away

  Apple (T1) - prune to clear lamp post by 1m (Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Woodham Court Front Street Lanchester DH7 0EH

  DM/24/03299/TCA Submitted 5 Dec 2024 100 yards away

  1. - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m. 2. - Plum - Fell. G3. Lime and Elm, (two trees growing tightly together) - Reduce height of Lime by 2m to prune out dieback/decay, prune sides to balance (by between 1-3m to give them some symmetry and clear back over estate entrance) - Section 211 notice)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 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
• DM/26/02880/TPO Awaiting decision

  Brook House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QB

  Pine tree to be removed completely

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02295/TPO Refused

  Shotley Cottage 28 Snows Green Road Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0HA

  Tree 1 - Chestnut- crown reduction and general prune, clearing limbs from close by cables. Tree 2 - Sycamore - crown reduction and general pruning, removal of limbs overhanging cables and highway. - TPO-DER-033H

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Trees