The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG Data via plota.co.uk

DM/26/02678/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Pending Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Horse Chestnut (T65) - felling and removal Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from Durham's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE LOCATIONS Drawing · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Also on the record
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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DH2 3RG
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Chester-le-Street South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
445decided 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 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15276822
Planning Portal ref
PP-15276822
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Withdrawn
Reduce height by 3m and prune back sides by up to 1.5m to shape and clear back from neigh…
DM/22/03159/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land To The East Of 33 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-street DH2 3UD
Sycamore tree - prune overhanging branches Oak tree - prune back overhanging branches
DM/25/02449/TPO
2024 Approved
13 The Hermitage Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
Internal alterations including removal of a staircase and construction of a new staircase…
DM/24/03197/LB
2023 Approved
5 The Hermitage Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
Replace rain water goods
DM/23/00348/LB
2023 Withdrawn
Hermitage Tree Protection Order Area A1 Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
1. Beech - Reduce width by upto 3m, tapering into shape, to bring in end-weighted limbs…
DM/23/01163/TPO
2022 Approved
Hermitage Tree Protection Order Area A1 And A2 The Hermitage Chester-le-street DH2 3RG
Various tree works as per the tree report.
DM/22/01834/TPO
2021 Approved
Land To The South Of Hermitage Park Hermitage Park Chester-le-Street DH3 3JZ
T1 - Beech - crown balance by 1.5/2m and remove deadwood.
DM/21/01715/TPO
2020 Approved
4 The Hermitage Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
Erection of 2 CCTV cameras on the building due to criminal incidents
DM/20/03088/LB
2020 Approved
5 The Hermitage Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
Rainwater system modification to prevent any further water ingress into the building
DM/20/03089/LB
2020 Withdrawn
35 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD
Removal of Sycamore tree and its stump at front of property as it is diseased and sheddin…
DM/20/02600/TPO
2019 Approved
The Hermitage Estate Chester-le-Street DH2 3RG
Fell 1 no. Beech tree
DM/19/02710/TPO
2017 Approved
33 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD
2 No. dormer windows in roof slope
DM/17/02416/FPA
2016 Approved
35 Hermitage Gardens Chester-le-Street DH2 3UD
Erection of two storey rear extension
DM/16/00796/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