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DM/26/02835/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Reduce height by 5m and prune sides to shape, crown thin by 10%, crown lift to 4m T2 Elm - Reduce height by 3m and prune sides to shape Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
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Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Durham's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 12

Sunderland Bridge 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.
Registered park or garden 36 m away: Croxdale Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Hermitage, Grade II, 54 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 36 m away: Croxdale Hall; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt 13 m away: Tyne and Wear; Inside the Croxdale built-up area; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 21 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 2026. 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 1

Last sold for £599,000 in October 2017. Detached house, freehold.

5 October 2017£599,000

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

Building

Floor area232 m² (2,497 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2017, the latest held for this property. 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 5HD
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Bowburn And Coxhoe
Parish
Croxdale And Hett
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
445decided 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15315511
Planning Portal ref
PP-15315511
Consultation
27 Oct 2026
Comments by
17 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.