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DM/26/00146/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G002 common beech - reduce to 3m hedge G003 mixed species -Fell all ash to ground level T001 Goat willow - Remove low leaning limb over carpark T002 Black Elder - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T003 hawthorn - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T004 Sycamore - Fell to ground level T005, T006, T007, T008, T010, T012, T016 Common ash - Fell to ground level T009, T011 Silver birch - Fell to ground level T013 Grey Willow - Fell to ground level T014 Goat Willow - Reduce northern canopy by 1.5m to reduce strain on union, Crown Lift to 5.2 m to facilitate vehicular access T015 Grey willow - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T017 Sycamore - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF S211 Delegated Report · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TREE REPORT Supporting Information · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Durham built-up area; Green belt 77 m away: Tyne and Wear.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · 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.

Building

Floor area15,072 m² (162,234 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseHotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
DH1 5TA
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Special Branch Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 6 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 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14636299
Planning Portal ref
PP-14636299
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Comments by
13 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Birch (T5) - Pollard lowest eatern limb to 2m from main stem
DM/25/00759/TCA
2023 Approved
Pollard 1no Willow Tree (T3) at a height of 2m, reduce 5no Birch Trees (G3) by 20% (3-4m…
DM/23/03586/TCA
2023 Approved
Beech Tree prune back branches overhanging 9 Sidegate, back to the boundary
DM/23/01806/TCA
2022 Withdrawn
W1 (Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow) - Sever ivy and strip from base to…
DM/22/03508/TCA
2022 Approved
W1 - Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow Densely populated woodland area alo…
DM/22/03402/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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2017 Approved
Maven House Frankland Lane Durham DH1 5TA
Change of use to commercial car valeting (Use Class Sui Generis)
DM/17/03073/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.