The Old Vicarage South Hetton Durham DH6 2SW Data via plota.co.uk

DM/25/03065/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to protected trees as outlined in the 'Amended Tree Survey' dated 16th December 2025 (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
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Validated
3 Nov 2025
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Consultation
6 Nov 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TPO Delegated Report · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PROPOSED WORKS SURVEY Supporting Information · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application; SSSI 418 m away: Hesledon Moor West SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the South Hetton 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £300,000 in August 2012. Detached house, freehold.

30 August 2012£300,000

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

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DH6 2SW
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Murton
Parish
South Hetton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Burden Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 10 days slower 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14454182
Planning Portal ref
PP-14454182
Neighbours
6 Nov 2025
Consultation
6 Nov 2025
Comments by
27 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Works to trees outlined in Tree Safety Survey submitted 12th October 2023 protected by Tr…
DM/23/03059/TPO
2023 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 (materials), condition 5 (construction method statement), condit…
DM/23/01459/DRC
2023 Approved
Variation of condition 2 of planning approval DM/22/00763/FPA relating to a change in hou…
DM/23/00749/VOC
2022 Approved
Erection of 4 detached dwellings (amended description)
DM/22/00763/FPA
2022 Approved
Discharge of conditon No 3 pursuant to planning permission DM/21/01253/RM relating to mat…
DRC/22/00255
2022 Approved
Various pruning works to trees all protected by a trees preservation order as detailed wi…
DM/22/00254/TPO
2021 Approved
Reserved matters application pursuant to outline consent DM/17/01740/OUT for the erection…
DM/21/01253/RM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
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Single storey extension to front and rear with render finish
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2021 Approved
4 Brydon Crescent South Hetton Durham DH6 2SP
Single storey front extension
DM/21/01544/FPA
2020 Refused
10 Brydon Crescent South Hetton Durham DH6 2SP
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DM/20/00485/FPA
2017 Approved
3 Vicarage Close South Hetton Durham DH6 2TB
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2016 Approved
The Old Vicarage Vicarage Close South Hetton Durham DH6 2SW
Erection of detached 4 bedroomed dwelling with detached double garage.
DM/16/00797/FPA
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
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