Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• DM/26/00915/TCA Decided

  Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

  Removal of a large sycamore tree

  Decided 14 May 2026 Trees

1. 1 May 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 June 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 55 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.

• 32 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

  DM/25/02261/TCA Submitted 15 Aug 2025 46m away

  Horse Chestnut (T1) - crown reduce 2.5m and crown lift 3-4m, Ash (T2) - address fungus disease

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Solace House 13 Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AF

  DM/26/00915/TCA Submitted 9 Apr 2026 75m away

  Removal of a large sycamore tree

  Decided Trees 9 docs

• Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

  DM/25/02363/TCA Submitted 26 Aug 2025 172m away

  T1 - Willow - remove dead wood and reduce size and spread of crown by 2-3m to reduce imbalance and asymmetry, T2 - Weeping Ash - remove all dead wood, T3 - Sycamore - remove 2no rubbing branch and dead wood, T4 - Beech - crown lift and dead wood, T5 - Sycamore - dead wood and crown lift off pond area, T6 - Sycamore - dead wood and remove large hanger, G1 - dead wood, lateral prune of higher branches and crown lift off road side plus clearing of windthrown Horse Chestnut - T7 and T8 - Cherry - pruning of snapped limb (amended description)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Castle View Church Street Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AQ

  DM/26/02141/TCA Submitted 14 Aug 2026 176m away

  Beech - Prune larger limbs and reduce overall spread & height by 4 metres to reduce weight and sail of crown

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 52 Roast Calf Lane Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AT

  DM/25/03122/TPO Submitted 5 Nov 2025 258m away

  T1 Sycamore - fell

  Refused Trees 12 docs

• 52 Roast Calf Lane Bishop Middleham Ferryhill DL17 9AT

  DM/26/00756/TPO Submitted 24 Mar 2026 275m away

  T1 (Sycamore) - Fell

  Refused Trees 18 docs

• DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

  4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

  T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

  89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

  Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

  Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

  Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

  T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

  11 Aug 2026 Trees
• DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

  Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

  Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

  11 Aug 2026 Trees