Wayside Low Lane Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AJ Data via plota.co.uk

TPO/434/2026 - Delegated Report for TPO Pending Consideration

Proposal

Wayside Witton le Wear Tree Preservation Order 2026 Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 126.

The consultation period closed on 6 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 6

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
SSSI about 331 m away: Witton-le-Wear SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 27 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 4 year flood); 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
DL14 0AJ
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Crook
Parish
Witton-le-Wear
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 126, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Durham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 12670 days past 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 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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