8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02069/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Aspen Stem (dead) Fell to ground level Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF S211 REPORT Delegated Report · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Durham City 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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 481 m away: Flass Vale; Inside the Durham built-up area; Green belt 36 m away: Tyne and Wear; Air quality management area 72 m away: Durham County Council Air Quality Management Area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Durham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

7 Aug 2026Approved

9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

T1 sycamore reduce and reshape by 3 meters

DM/26/02080/TCA

Nearby new applications

2 Oct 2026Pending

23 Mistletoe Street Durham DH1 4EP

Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use as a small house in multiple occu...

DM/26/02643/CEU
23 Sept 2026Pending

7 Atherton Street Durham DH1 4DJ

Discharge of condition 19 (bat boxes) pursuant to planning applicaion DM/25/0282...

DM/26/02560/DRC
24 Sept 2026Pending

Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL

Proposed rooftop telecommunications installation including 9no. TEF antennas com...

DM/26/02568/FPA
23 Sept 2026Pending

St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

Discharge of Condition 4 (Springwell Hall Refurbishment) pursuant to Planning Pe...

DM/26/02557/DRC
22 Sept 2026Pending

Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

Lime x8 - pollard leaving the stems at 6m in height

DM/26/02546/TCA
1 Sept 2026Approved

St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

Non-material amendment to update the Construction Phase Plan approved under Cond...

DM/26/02289/NMA

Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DH1 5SY
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arborline Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. 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 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15138722
Planning Portal ref
PP-15138722
Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by no more than 20% in volume, and reshape by 4-5m (amend…
DM/24/01682/TCA
2024 Approved
T1 Ash - Fell to ground level
DM/24/00320/TCA
2023 Approved
T1 - Poplar - Pollard to a height of approximately 8 metres
DM/23/03434/TCA
2020 Approved
Fell 1 no. Sycamore (T1) and 1no. Ash (T2)
DM/20/00860/TCA
2018 Approved
Fell 1no Ash tree
DM/18/03194/TCA
2018 Approved
Fell 1no poplar tree (T2)
DM/18/03067/TCA
2018 Approved
Fell 1no Populus tree
DM/18/03193/TCA
2018 Approved
Sycamore (T1) - crown reduce and reshape by 3-4m
DM/18/02607/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land To The West Of National Probation Service Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU
Remove 2 branches which are overhanging the building and doorway. Air Con Units - Cut bra…
DM/25/02929/TCA
2025
15 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Birch (T1) prune back from property by 2-3m
DM/25/02202/TCA
2025 Approved
Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA
Birch (T5) - Pollard lowest eatern limb to 2m from main stem
DM/25/00759/TCA
2025
7 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX
Two storey side, rear and front extensions and demolition of garage. Alterations to garden
DM/25/00643/FPA
2023 Approved
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Demolition of outbuildings, conservatory and retaining walls, erection of two storey side…
DM/23/02530/FPA
2023 Approved
Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA
Pollard 1no Willow Tree (T3) at a height of 2m, reduce 5no Birch Trees (G3) by 20% (3-4m…
DM/23/03586/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
Land To The East Of Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX
Car park with associated landscaping
DM/23/01772/FPA
2023 Approved
9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
T1. Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape by 3m
DM/23/01805/TCA
2023 Approved
Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA
Beech Tree prune back branches overhanging 9 Sidegate, back to the boundary
DM/23/01806/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA
W1 (Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow) - Sever ivy and strip from base to…
DM/22/03508/TCA
2022 Approved
Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA
W1 - Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow Densely populated woodland area alo…
DM/22/03402/TCA
2021 Approved
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Demolition of existing house and construction of replacement house on same footprint
DM/21/01876/FPA
2022 Approved
1 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX
One and a half storey extension to side linking 1 Diamond Terrace to approved development…
DM/22/01027/FPA
2021 Approved
St Cuthberts House Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU
Demolition of the Mainstreet USA offices, and the erection of a new build 2-4 storey work…
DM/21/03682/FPA
2021 Refused
1 Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SX
Change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to house in multiple occupation (use class C4).
DM/21/04212/FPA
2021 Approved
16 And 17 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Removal of existing single storey rear extensions to two C4 HMOs 16 & 17 Sidegate, erecti…
DM/21/00421/FPA
2021 Approved
9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Reduce height by up to 2.5m to Conifer Screen (T1) and remove lowest 3 branches overhangi…
DM/21/01375/TCA
2020 Approved
Sidegate House Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Felling and Removal or 40% Crown Reduction of 1No Ash Tree plus Felling and Removal or 30…
DM/20/02187/TCA
2019 Approved
Land At The Junction Of Diamond Terrace And Framwelgate Peth Durham
To prune trees located along a 200m stretch of the railway boundary in line with the rear…
DM/19/03813/TCA
2018 Approved
Fram Well House Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU
Redevelopment to provide 2/3 storey office building of 1251sqm floor space.
DM/18/01115/FPA
2018 Approved
7 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Fell 1no apple tree and 1no plum tree
DM/18/00998/TCA
2018 Approved
Fram Well House Diamond Terrace Durham DH1 5SU
Crown reduce 1no Ash tree by 50%, crown reduce 1no Ash tree by 40% and fell 1no Sycamore…
DM/18/00044/TCA
2017 Approved
9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Crown reduce and reshape 1no. Sycamore tree by 4-5m
DM/17/02031/TCA
2017 Approved
15 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Removal of branches of 3no. silver birch trees
DM/17/01488/TCA
2016 Approved
9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY
Prune 1no. Beech tree back from house by 3 - 4m
DM/16/00686/TCA
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use