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DM/26/02109/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
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Consultation
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

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Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 7

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.
Romaldkirk 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
Also on the record
25 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 264 m away: North Pennines.
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.

Building

Floor area217 m² (2,336 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2010, 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
DL12 9EB
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Upper Teesdale
Parish
Romaldkirk
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 4 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

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Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
5 day notice to Fell dead, dying or diseased ash tree
DM/23/03296/TCA
2020 Approved
Fell T1. Evergreen Tree, Fell T2. Evergreen Tree, Fell T3. Sycamore Tree and Fell 14. No…
DM/20/01225/TCA
2019 Approved
T1. Ash tree crown reduction to 3 metres, T2, T3. Rowan tree - Fell, T4, T7. Holly - redu…
DM/19/01451/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Conversion of outbuildings to holiday let and utilities room, erection of fencing and can…
DM/25/00016/FPA
2025 Approved
Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Replacement rear extension and alterations to stone outbuilding
DM/25/00017/LB
2024 Approved
South View Cottage And South View Mews South View Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Internal reconfiguration, relocate vent to side, replace roof including removal of chimne…
DM/24/02862/FPA
2024 Approved
South View Cottage And South View Mews South View Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Internal reconfiguration, relocate vent to side, replace roof including removal of chimne…
DM/24/02861/LB
2025 Approved
Poppy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Internal reconfiguration including relocating kitchen to dining room and convert kitchen…
DM/25/01221/LB
2024 Approved
Rose And Crown Hotel Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Replacement of thirteen windows
DM/24/02588/LB
2024 Withdrawn
South View Cottage And South View Mews South View Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Internal reconfiguration, replace window to rear with door, insert door to outbuilding, r…
DM/24/01904/FPA
2024 Withdrawn
South View Cottage And South View Mews South View Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Internal reconfiguration, replace window to rear with door, insert door to outbuilding, r…
DM/24/01905/LB
2023 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Conversion of church hall to one residential dwelling including single storey extension…
DM/23/03644/LB
2023 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Conversion of church hall to one residential dwelling including single storey extension…
DM/23/03643/FPA
2024 Approved
Fell Cottage Fell Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9DZ
2 new timber doors and 9 replacement timber windows.
DM/24/02242/LB
2023 Approved
Ivy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Partially retrospective application for external works including stripping and recovering…
DM/23/02364/FPA
2023 Approved
Ivy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Partially retrospective application for external works including stripping and recovering…
DM/23/02365/LB
2023 Approved
The Old Post House Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9ED
Demolition of rear porch and enlargement of single storey extension
DM/23/02017/FPA
2023 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Listed Building application for replacement roof sandstones
DM/23/01247/LB
2022 Approved
Kirkstyle Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Construction of ground floor bathroom (amended description)
DM/22/01278/LB
2022 Approved
Kirkstyle Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Construction of ground floor bathroom (amended description)
DM/22/01277/FPA
2022 Approved
Land To The North Of Thackwood Eggleston Lane Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Fell T2. Birch
DM/22/03104/TCA
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Replacement of front porch door to grade II listed building
DM/22/00949/LB
2022 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
T1 Crown lift, remove suckers, crown clean, T2 Crown Lift, T3 Crown lift, T4 Crown Lift…
DM/22/00680/TCA
2019 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Listed Building application for conversion of Church Hall to 2no dwellings
DM/19/00909/LB
2019 Approved
Church Hall Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
Conversion of Church Hall to 2no dwellings
DM/19/00908/FPA
2019 Approved
School House Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Removal of porch, installation of canopy to rear and alterations to window and door openi…
DM/19/00342/FPA
2017 Approved
Rose And Crown Hotel Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Listed Building application for the provision of roof vent cowls for extract ventilation…
DM/17/02985/LB
2017 Approved
Rose And Crown Hotel Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB
Provision of roof vent cowls for extract ventilation from kitchen, provision of a roof wi…
DM/17/02984/FPA
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

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.