Witton Hall High Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 (Conservation Area request ): Beech - crown reduce/reshape by 4-5m and crown thin by 20% G1 (Tree Preservation Order request): Group of Horse chestnut x2, Sycamore x2 and Lime x2 - crown lift to a height of 5-6m clearing back to the fence line Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Durham's recent tree and landscaping works.
Site constraints 7
Show all 5 with distances
- 33 mTomb of Newby Lowson North of Church of St Philip and St JamesGrade II
- 47 mChurch of St Philip and St JamesGrade II
- 51 mCross About 3 Metres South of Church of St Philip and St JamesGrade II
- 141 m14 and 15, Post Office StreetGrade II
- 148 mPost OfficeGrade II
Checked on 10 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £1,700,000 in October 2020. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 28 of the 56-day target. Durham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.
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 29 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15265065
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15265065
- Consultation
- 9 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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