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DM/26/01476/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Pruning, trimming and removal of deadwood in accordance with the submitted tree report for basic maintenance works - Section 211 notice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Consultation
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF S211 Delegated Report · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT Supporting Information · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Esh 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) 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.
Scheduled monument about 65 m away: Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Michael, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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, 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
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
DH7 9QY
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Langley And Esh
Parish
Esh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Applicant
Show
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 5 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14999041
Planning Portal ref
PP-14999041
Consultation
15 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Prune to clear overhead phone lines by 2m -T4-Sycamore, trim group to tidy mixed group-G7…
DM/22/02932/TCA
2021 Approved
Various tree works (Section 211 notice)
DM/21/02420/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Esh Church Of England Aided Primary School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR
Oak growing near the boundary wall that is overhanging the public footpath and growing to…
DM/25/01969/TCA
2024 Approved
Lamesley Cottage Hall Road Esh Durham DH7 9QZ
Cedar (x2) - crown reduce by 0.5-1m and trim to tidy - Section 211 notice
DM/24/01702/TCA
2022 Approved
Esh Church Of England Aided Primary School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR
Replacement windows & doors to entrance porch to provide improved accessibility and addit…
DM/22/03176/FPA
2022 Approved
Lamesley Cottage Hall Road Esh Durham DH7 9QZ
Front garden Cedar x 2 crown reduce by 0.5-1m and trim to tidy. Rear garden Laburnum crow…
DM/22/03026/TCA
2022 Approved
West House Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QU
Loft conversion with dormer to rear
DM/22/00546/FPA
2020 Approved
Staplefield Hall Road Esh Durham DH7 9QZ
Felling of one Holly tree (Section 211 notice)
DM/20/01778/TCA
2019 Approved
Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh
T1 Ash - crown lift to 3 metres, T2 Norway Maple - crown lift to 3 metres, T3 Horse Chest…
DM/19/02089/TCA
2016 Approved
2 Hall Road Esh Durham DH7 9QZ
Erection of garden room to front
DM/16/03250/FPA
2016 Approved
Staplefield Hall Road Esh Durham DH7 9QZ
Two storey rear extension
DM/16/02563/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