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DM/26/02316/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore (TPO Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 1.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads - TPO-TDC-2-2009 T2 Sycamore (TCA Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 2.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads. - Section 211 notice. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Validated
3 Sept 2026
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Consultation
7 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO Delegated Report · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL REPORT Supporting Information · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Middleton-in-Teesdale 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.
Public footpath 17 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National landscape 17 m away: North Pennines
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Middleton-in-Teesdale built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DL12 0SB
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
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Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 12 days slower than Durham's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

1comment received
1 supporting

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15197067
Planning Portal ref
PP-15197067
Neighbours
7 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Withdrawn
T1 Sycamore - crown lift to 8m
DM/18/00504/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land To The Rear Of Dentwood 3 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage and associated works
DM/25/02244/FPA
2025
Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0RN
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (sample panels) for materials of the wal…
DM/25/02184/VOC
2024 Refused
The Old Rectory Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Pollard up to 30% to T13, T14 and T17 Beech and Pollard up to 30% to T15, T16, T18 to T23…
DM/24/00631/TCA
2023 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0RN
Erection of Dwelling (demolition of garage)
DM/23/01160/FPA
2022 Refused
Rectory Cottage Town Head Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Crown reduce up to 9m to T1 T2 and T3 lime trees
DM/23/00021/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
4 Town Head Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Fell TDC-2-2009 Sycamore and Fell SYC-1 Sycamore
DM/22/02343/TPO
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Discharge of condition 3 of planning application reference DM/20/00888/LB (material - roo…
DRC/20/00190
2020 Approved
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Internal and external alterations including partial re-roofing of asbestos roof, renovati…
DM/20/00888/LB
2020 Approved
The Old Rectory Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Fell T3 Horse Chestnut Tree, Fell T5, T6 Sycamore Tree and Fell T24 Cherry Tree
DM/20/00634/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
4 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Detached garden room
DM/19/03575/FPA
2019 Approved
Rectory Cottage Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Proposed detached garage and orangery to side (Part Retrospective)
DM/19/00504/FPA
2018 Approved
Rectory Cottage Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0RN
Detached sun room to side (retrospective)
DM/18/02207/FPA
2016 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0RN
Demolition of garage, Erection of two new dwellings
DM/16/03979/FPA
2016 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 2 To 12 Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale DL12 0RN
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4 (landscaping and materials) pursuant to 6/2012/0267
DRC/16/00419
2016 Approved
The Old Rectory Town Head Middleton-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 0RN
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Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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