4 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.

• DM/22/00642/TPO Refused

  4 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA

  Crown Reduction and Re-shape 1 No Ash Tree (T1)

  Decided 20 Apr 2022 Trees

1. 29 Oct 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 30 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Nov 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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.

• 4 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA

  DM/22/00642/TPO Submitted 2 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Crown Reduction and Re-shape 1 No Ash Tree (T1)

  Refused Trees 6 docs

• Mickleton David Terrace Bowburn Durham DH6 5EF

  DM/23/02012/TPO Submitted 7 Jul 2023 50 yards away

  Works to T1 Oak - Crown reduce overhang by 2m and Crown raise 2.4m on Northern side. Works to be achieved by severing limbs up to 100mm diameter.

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• 4 David Terrace Bowburn Durham DH6 5EF

  DM/22/03405/TPO Submitted 17 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  T1 - Ash - remove over hanging limb to boundary

  Refused Trees 8 docs

• 7 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA

  DM/21/02062/TPO Submitted 8 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Prune back to boundary and remove deadwood to 1no. Ash (T1) and 1no. Oak (T2)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 11 Kirbys Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5GA

  DM/23/03219/FPA Submitted 26 Oct 2023 100 yards away

  Proposed front porch extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Cavell Drive Bowburn Durham DH6 5FE

  DM/22/03623/FPA Submitted 7 Dec 2022 150 yards away

  Front porch

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

  Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

  Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

  Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

  1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

  Fell Sycamore tree to rear

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision

  The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HB

  T1 Sycamore - 2 metre crown reduction. T2 Alder - Pollard due to declining crown. T3 Sycamore - Shorten long heavy branch over building by up to 4 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02941/TCA Awaiting decision

  1 Greenfields Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PX

  T1 - Silver Birch - crown reduction of up to, but not exceeding, 2 metres. - Section 211 notice

  Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
• 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