Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU Data via plota.co.uk

TPO/442/2026 - Delegated Report for TPO Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Land at Colliery Road Bearpark Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Durham's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Durham
Application type
Delegated Report for TPO
Postcode
DH7 7AU
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Parish
Bearpark
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 31 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 3125 days to the 56-day target
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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
The Old Miners Hall Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU
Conversion of building to form two apartments
DM/22/02415/FPA
2024
The Old School House Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU
Siting of 1 No. Shepherd's hut (holiday accommodation) with associated parking
DM/24/00768/FPA
2023
Land To The North Of Bearpark Primary School Colliery Road Bearpark DH7 7AU
Change of use of land to equestrian and the erection of building comprising 4no. stable b…
DM/23/03833/FPA
2022 Approved
The Old School House Colliery Road Bearpark Durham DH7 7AU
Change of use from dwelling to mixed use as dwelling and bed and breakfast.
DM/22/00116/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