Planning application
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to tree(s) T5 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood, T9 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood,T12 (Ash) - Fell to ground, T13 (Sycamore) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections,T15 (Sycamore) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, T16 (Lime) - Remove Deadwood and prune away from building to allow 2-3m clearance, T19 (Pear) - Fell to ground and remove stump, T21 (Lime) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, T22 (Lime) - remove epicormic growth to allow further inspections, CPT2 - (group of young self set elder and sycamore) - fell to ground to remove future issues.
As published by the council, reference 26/01599/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01599/TPC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- DH4 4DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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24/01472/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works to trees - T4( Lime) - raise low hanging foliage to 2.5m over footpath and car park, T10 (Sycamore) - remove deadwood overhanging fence, remove ivy from stem, T11 (Ash_ - Remove Ivy, T14 (Birch) - ensure 1m clearance from structure, G1 - (Ash/Sycamore) - Removal of 4no Ash trees with severe Ash dieback, G3 (Sycamore/Lime) - clear end foliage of building by 1m.
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24/01300/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
Works to trees - T1- (Norway Maple) - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground, T2 - (Lime) - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground.
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23/00647/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4DN
T1 Lime. Reduction of canopy tending towards neighbouring property by 1.5-2m. G1 Beech x2. Reduce lateral limbs tending over neighbouring boundary line by 1-5-2m.
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21/01480/TPC Granted
The Health Centre Houghton Medical Group Church Street Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 4DN
Crown reduction of 1 no. Lime (T2) and 1no. Common Beech (T3) adjacent to 8-9 Church Street
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jul 2026
Received by Sunderland
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Current.
What this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 1 September 2026, 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.
About this record
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