Land West Of Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

1. 13 Jul 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 14 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 September 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.

• Queens Head Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  DM/26/00002/FPA Submitted 2 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of hotel (use class C1) to childrens nursery (use class E). Internal alterations to buildings to facilitate the changes of use; provision of ancillary amenity area and associated works.

  Granted 34 docs

• 77 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  DM/26/00264/FPA Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Shop front amendments, replacement windows and door and internal renovation works

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

• 77 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  DM/26/00652/AD Submitted 13 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  1no. non-illuminated fascia sign

  Granted Advertising 11 docs

• 81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

  DM/26/02167/NMA Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/26/00195/FPA to allow rentention of existing shopfront to unit 2 and installation of internal staircase to unit 1

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 81 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3AJ

  DM/26/00195/FPA Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Subdivision to create 2no. retail units including fenestration/shop front alterations

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 19 docs

• 91 Front Street Chester-le-Street DH3 3BJ

  DM/21/00282/AD Submitted 29 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Display of 1 no. externally illuminated fascia sign and 2 no. internally illuminated fascia signs to front elevation and 1 no. illuminated fascia sign to the back (North) elevation.

  Granted Advertising 11 docs

• 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