137 Dairy Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5BP

1. 27 Mar 2023

   Received by Sunderland

2. 26 May 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sunderland granted permission on 26 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Woodland View Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS

  19/00312/TPA Submitted 21 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  Tree works - T1 Ash - Remove 2no. limbs and crown clean. T2 Sycamore - Trim back from telephone wires and garage. T3 Lime - Remove to ground level. T4 Sycamore - Tip prune from overhead wires. T5 Sycamore - Crown raise on highway side by 1m. T6 Beech - Crown reduction (20%) to reduce weight overhanging garden.(Amended Schedule 16.04.19)

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS

  24/01833/TPA Submitted 11 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  T1 Beech - Crown reduction to 3M

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 129 Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BP

  21/02802/TPA Submitted 2 Dec 2021 50 yards away

  Removal of Lime tree.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 115 Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BP

  18/00106/ETRW Submitted 19 Jan 2018 50 yards away

  Concerns over large branches falling which could fall onto roof and small children.

  Decided Trees 2 docs

• Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5PS

  21/02088/TPA Submitted 2 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  T26 Sycamore (acer) - reduce overhanging branches by maximum of 3 metres

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS

  26/01618/TPA Submitted 24 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  T20 Horse Chestnut - Trim back overhang from neighbours garden by 3m , removal of low lying branches.

  Granted Trees

• 26/02245/TPA Awaiting decision

  The Croft Ashbrooke Range Sunderland SR2 7TP

  Works to trees - T1 (Ash) - Fell, T2 (Ash) - Fell

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 16 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/02145/TPA Awaiting decision

  27 Percy Terrace Hendon Sunderland SR2 8SE

  Works to tree(s) - T01 (Ash) - Pollard to a height of 7 metres Arb Risk Assessment H&S Survey attached.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01669/TPA Granted

  7 Stedham Close Washington NE37 3LS

  T1 (Conifer) - remove T2 (Cherry) - remove T3 (Sycamore) - prune back secondary limbs on large limb closest to the house taken it back to suitable growth points to clear property

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01729/TPA Granted

  The Coach House Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

  T1 Sycamore - Remove X1 branch to take the tree canopy back from the property.

  Received 9 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01996/TPA Awaiting decision

  12 Thomas Hawksley Park Sunderland SR3 1UY

  Works to tree(s) - T3 (Sycamore)- Crown reduce in height and width by 2m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 21 Sep 2026 Trees