Planning application
Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
- Current
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- DH4 5PS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 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
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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sunderland took a median of 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland's median decision took 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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 500 metres
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Willow Dykes Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PS
87% 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
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 -
3 Longacre Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PY
Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 5.5m from the original dwelling, 2.5m in height and 2.5m to the eaves).
Granted Prior approval Extension 2 docsSmall domestic -
115 Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BP
Concerns over large branches falling which could fall onto roof and small children.
Decided Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Sunderland
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26/01773/TPA Awaiting decision
Glenton 4 Rainton Grove Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8JT
T41 Beech - 6 foot reduction and thinning by approx 20%, remove overcrowded and crossing branches T42 Weeping Willow - 6 foot reduction and thinning by approx 20%, remove overcrowded and crossing branches
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26/01729/TPA Awaiting decision
The Coach House Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
T1 Sycamore - Remove X1 branch to take the tree canopy back from the property.
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26/01710/TPA Awaiting decision
28 Percy Terrace Hendon Sunderland SR2 8SE
Works to tree(s) - T1(Lime) - pollard to a height of 10m
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26/01669/TPA Awaiting decision
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
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26/01152/TPA Withdrawn
The Willows Warden Law Lane Sunderland SR3 2PP
T3 European Beech - Remove