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Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW

DM/26/00616/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 6 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of 4 lowest limbs of Sycamore (T2) protected by TPO WVDC-2-1989

Received
11 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Willington And Hunwick
Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.6 Apr
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Springfield House Springfield Terrace Willington DL15 0HW. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Willington And Hunwick. We hold 698 applications in total for the DL15 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL15 0HW
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Greater Willington

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2026
Consultation expiry
13 April 2026
Consultation start
16 March 2026
Consultation end
6 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 April 2026
Last date for comments
13 April 2026
Target decision date
6 May 2026
Permission expires
6 May 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
Woodside Sleetburn Lane Langley Moor Durham DH7 8LQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
23 March 2026
Site notice end
13 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14770808
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    7 Jan

    Proposed demolition of existing dwellings and introduction of 3 houses and associated works

    PendingFull Planning ApplicationDM/25/00029/FPA
  2. 2011
    31 Oct

    Increase in height of north boundary wall (retrospective)

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2011/0440
  3. 2011
    4 Jul

    Change of use from care home (C2) to residential (C3)

    ApprovedFull Planning Application3/2011/0264
  4. 2008
    15 Sep

    Demolition of existing brick building (springfield house). Erection of new 81 bedroom nursing home and…

    ApprovedOutline Application3/2008/0595
  5. 2006
    3 Nov

    Demolition of existing care home and construction of new block of 16 no. Apartments

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2006/0934
  6. 2005
    30 Sep

    Demolition of existing care home and construction of new block of no. 18 apartments

    RefusedFull Planning Application3/2005/0890

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