Land To The South Of Berriman Cottage Cotherstone DL12 9QW Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/01867/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

One Sycamore removal Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Refused
17 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Aug 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Other documents 2

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Site constraints 10

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.
Cotherstone 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 about 23 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.
Scheduled monument about 112 m away: Cotherstone Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 186 m away: Shipley and Great Woods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Cotherstone built-up area; 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 · Not green belt

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 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
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DL12 9QW
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Cotherstone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise Objection
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 7 days faster than Durham's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 9% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15085307
Planning Portal ref
PP-15085307
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Detached garage
DM/25/02477/FPA
2024 Refused
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Detached garage
DM/24/03253/FPA
2024 Approved
Castle Brae Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Conversion of field shelter to hobby room/workshop
DM/24/00837/FPA
2023 Approved
Hallgarth House Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
5 day notice to Fell T1. horse chestnut
DM/23/03334/TCA
2021 Refused
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Retention of vehicular access and part demolition of boundary wall
DM/21/02056/FPA
2020 Approved
The Owls Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Reduce by up to 30% to T1. Lawson Cypress and Prune up to 2 metres to T2. Yew Tree
DM/20/01745/TCA
2020 Approved
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Discharge of condition 4 (Archaeological WSI) pursuant to DM/19/01829/FPA
DRC/20/00200
2020 Approved
Land West Of Four Winds Cotherstone
Discharge of condition 3 (window details) and condition 4 (Stone Sample) pursuant of plan…
DRC/20/00048
2019 Approved
Land West Of Four Winds Cotherstone
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission DM/15/02095/FPA to allow…
DM/19/02367/VOC
2019 Approved
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Proposed annex/ancillary accommodation
DM/19/01829/FPA
2019 Withdrawn
Four Winds Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9QW
Detached annex
DM/19/00565/FPA
2018 Approved
Land West Of Four Winds Cotherstone
Discharge of Conditions 4 (stone sample panel) and 7 (tree protection) of planning applic…
DRC/18/00366
2017 Approved
Land West Of Four Winds Cotherstone
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission DM/15/02095/FPA to allow revised design.
DM/17/02092/VOC
2016 Approved
Land West Of Four Winds Cotherstone
Discharge condition 5 (Landscaping) of planning permission DM/15/02095/FPA
DRC/16/00292
Durham
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#137 of 296 councils
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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