12 East Street Hett Durham DH6 5LP Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/00888/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Eucalpytus - fell to ground level (refer to tree report) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Apr 2026
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Consultation
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 May 2026

Approved on 1 May 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCA REPORT Delegated Report · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Public byway open to all traffic about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Hett conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £400,000 in February 2019. Detached house, freehold.

8 February 2019£400,000
13 January 2017£400,000
28 October 2011£335,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area205 m² (2,207 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DH6 5LP
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Croxdale And Hett
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 24 days from validation, 10 days faster than Durham's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
340decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14835295
Planning Portal ref
PP-14835295
Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Comments by
1 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Removal and replacement of existing render to the east, south and west elevations
DM/24/03400/FPA
2019 Approved
T1 Horsechestnut - fell; T2 Horsechestnut - crown lift to 3m
DM/19/01827/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
16A East Street Hett Durham DH6 5LP
Erection of 1no holiday let property.
DM/25/00704/FPA
2022 Approved
Porch House Farm East Street Hett Durham DH6 5LP
Part demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of replacement agricultura…
DM/22/02145/FPA
2021 Approved
East Garden Cottage 5 South View Hett Durham DH6 5LT
Single Storey Rear Extension
DM/21/02563/FPA
2021 Approved
Porch House Farm East Street Hett Durham DH6 5LP
Fell 1no. Sycamore (T1) and 1no. Conifer hedge (H1)
DM/21/00120/TCA
2020 Approved
Rose Cottage The Green Hett Durham DH6 5LU
Remove 3 limbs growing over vegetable garden to 1 no. Sycamore (T1) and remove lowest bra…
DM/20/02244/TCA
2017 Approved
Hett Village Green The Green Hett DH6 5LU
Tree Pruning Works
DM/17/04053/TCA
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% 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. View full council performance
Durham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #52 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #29 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #190 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #213 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
49 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
201 decided
1,706
Total decisions
113 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.