14 Station Road Witton-le-Wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AN Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02018/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

2 x red dots - 2 x plum trees in decline with dieback in crown and growing through power lines - Fell. 1 x Green dot - Holly tree to be reduced all round and no more than 1m where needed. 1 x Yellow dot - 1 x Whitebeam to be reduced all round where needed by no more than 1.5m. crown raise above footpath to 2.4m. 3 x Blue dots - 3 x Cherry trees to be crown raised over footpaths to 2.4m and laterally reduce by no more than 1.5m. 1 x Purple spot - 1 x Holly tree to be reduced 2.5 metres in height, sever ivy and trim to shape. 2 white lines indicate 1x Hazel trees to be reduced by 2-3m to reduce back into hedge. - Section 211 notice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF S211 REPORT Delegated Report · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG LAYOUT PLAN INDICATING TYPES OF TREE Drawing · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Witton-le-Wear 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Post Office, Grade II, 57 m away · 6 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.
Show all 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Witton-le-Wear 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £725,000 in June 2026. Other property, freehold.

3 June 2026£725,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area231 m² (2,486 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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
DL14 0AN
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Crook
Parish
Witton-le-Wear
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 16 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15130882
Planning Portal ref
PP-15130882
Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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.