Planning application
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T20 Horse Chestnut - Trim back overhang from neighbours garden by 3m , removal of low lying branches.
As published by the council, reference 26/01618/TPA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01618/TPA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- DH4 5PS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01592/ETRW Decided
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
Emergency Tree Works - T18 Elm Tree now presents an immediate risk of serious harm.
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24/01833/TPA Granted
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
T1 Beech - Crown reduction to 3M
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21/02088/TPA Granted
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5PS
T26 Sycamore (acer) - reduce overhanging branches by maximum of 3 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Sunderland
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 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 9 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 tree works applications
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
86% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
Emergency Tree Works - T18 Elm Tree now presents an immediate risk of serious harm.
Decided Trees -
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5PS
T26 Sycamore (acer) - reduce overhanging branches by maximum of 3 metres
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
T1 Beech - Crown reduction to 3M
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Woodland View Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
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 -
21 Willow Road Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5QF
Alteration of roof to rear extension from flat to pitched.
Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs -
137 Dairy Lane Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 5BP
T2 Sycamore - Fell T4 Sycamore - Fell
Granted Trees 7 docs
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26/01729/TPA Granted
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26/01996/TPA Awaiting decision
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