4 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Pending
DM/26/00889/TPO
Description
T1 (0350) Scotts Pine - Fell T2 (0351), T3 (0352), T6 (0355), T7(0356), T8 (0357), T9 (0358) - Beech - remove deadwood and canopy clean T5 (0354) Pine - remove deadwood and canopy clean
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
5 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
T1 (0182) Beech reduce lateral branches by 3.5m, T2 (0183) Lime crown lift to 4m and remo…
2025
Approved
4 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
First floor gable extension over garage.
2025
Approved
8 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
First floor rear balcony
2023
Approved
14 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Beech (T1) - Crown lift branches that overhang roof to a maximum of 3m above roof height…
2022
Approved
1 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
T1 - Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3.5 metres and remove lowest branch on south side o…
2022
Approved
8 Castle View Chester-le-street DH3 3XA
Felling of one Lime tree (T6) - TPO - CLS-8)
2022
Approved
8 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
T1, T2 and T3 (Beech) - crown thin by 20%, prune to clear building by 3m, retain scaffold…
2022
Approved
21 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Removal of Corsican Pine tree (G15)
2022
Approved
9 And 10 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
9 Castle View: Pine - fell as close to current level as practical. Beech - prune back fro…
2020
Approved
3 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Extension above existing garage
2020
Approved
14 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
(CLS-8) Diseased Silver Birch to be removed. Replaced with a Betula Nigra (River Birch)
2020
Approved
14 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
(CLS-8) Diseased horse chestnut. Remove and replace with Acer Campestre (10-12cm girth)
2019
Withdrawn
6 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Reduce height of 2 no. trees by 2 metres due to impact on mast coverage (amended 29/11/19)
2019
Approved
5 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
T1 - Falling lombardy tree cut and remove off site, tree has already failed (5 day notice…
2019
Approved
7 Woodlands Chester-le-Street DH3 3TR
Sever root of one lime tree (T1), remove 7 lowest branches of one sycamore tree (T2) and…
2017
Approved
2 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Lombardy Poplar - reduce height by 3m and remove deadwood
2017
Approved
15 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Crown lift 3 No. Lime trees to 4.5m
2017
Approved
2 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Felling of 1 No. Silver Birch and crown reduction and re shape by 2m of 1 No. Silver Birch
2016
Approved
8 Castle View Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA
Works to 3 No. Beech trees protected by a TPO (crown lift to 4m from ground level and cro…
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#134 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Durham ranks #185 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Durham decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 292
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #185 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #212 of 292
83%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
44 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
190 decided
1,693
Total decisions
107 refused in 2025