Recent Planning Applications

Dun Cow Inn 19 High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

24th May 2026

Refurbishment of the existing attached barn with external alterations and the installation of an external timber staircase and landing to provide access to the first-floor flat above the pub.

Greenacres 9A School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

21st May 2026

Felling of trees 14-16 and groups 4-5 of the Arboricultural Assessment - TPO- WVDC-1-2000

1 Carrs Terrace High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AU

13th May 2026

Installation of 2 no. door canopies

14 Post Office Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AW

28th April 2026

Replace 6 No. timber windows to the front

6 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

27th April 2026

T1 - Beech Tree: Reduce encroaching branches away from the property by approximately 1.5 metres. - TPO-WVDC-13-2008

1 The Towers Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AD

18th March 2026

Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree - T1 - TPO- WVDC-4-1989

6 - 7 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

10th March 2026

Replacement windows and railings, reconfiguration of front steps, reinstatement of undercroft doors to front, dwelling repairs and boundary wall repairs including sandstone coping, and erection of single-storey side porch to north-eastern elevation

19 The Paddock Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0GA

6th February 2026

Reduce the overall height of mature Lime tree - the tree main trunk & large branches - TPO/0016/2016

Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

5th February 2026

Retention of replacement wall in front garden

Witton House High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

5th February 2026

Retrospective Listed Building Consent for the retention of garden wall to front, replacement driveway surface and works to eastern part of wall to front

Land To The North Of 1-12 St James Gardens Witton-le-wear DL14 0BG

23rd January 2026

1 and 2 - Ash - fell as close to current ground level as practical, 3 - Sycamore group - crown lift to 4.5m over the lane - Section 211 notice

Greenacres 9A School Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS

15th October 2025

Two storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration, enlarge rear patio and reposition retaining wall steps including forming new lawned area

Tyvonnay Chalet West End Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

8th October 2025

Tree cutting opposite Tyvonnay Chalet to allow installation of overhead fibre cabling (TPO-WVDC-4-1989)

11 Cemetery Road Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

23rd September 2025

Upgrade nine timber sash windows to UPVC sash windows.

Elm Cottage 12 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

21st August 2025

T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by up to 30% overall volume - TPO-WVDC-4-1989

3 Cemetery Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AR

6th August 2025

0.5m clearance through trees on grass verge - Section 211 notice.

23 - 24 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

10th July 2025

Felling of one Cherry tree - Section 211 notice

Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

10th June 2024

T1. Copper Beech - prune to clear the church roof by 1-2m and crown lift the remaining crown by 3m to balance - Section 211 notice

Ashburton House West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

20th May 2024

Crown 6 Sycamore, 2 Lime and 1 Horse Chestnut in the rear garden - TPO/294/2022

Beech Barn Hill House Farm Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BQ

6th March 2024

Single storey extension

21 High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AY

9th February 2024

Part demolition of existing extension and construction of new extension to rear of dwelling.

Ashburton House West End Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0BJ

28th March 2023

Fell T1 Lawson Cypress, Fell T2 Variegated Holly, Fell T3 Arborvitae, Fell T15 Aspen, Crown raise up to 5m to T16 Birch and Fell G1 Lawson Cypress

Witton House Cottage High Street Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ

27th March 2023

Single storey extension

Land To The North Of Dun Cow Inn High Street Witton-le-Wear DL14 0AY

30th January 2023

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation) and 5 (Land Contamination) pursuant to DM/20/00368/FPA

Station Cottage Low Lane Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AJ

17th January 2023

Fell 1 no. Common ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior)