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Benfield Villas Care Home 155 Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TH

DM/18/02284/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 September 2018

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

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Proposal

White poplar (T0277) - Pollard canopy by 30% to reduce shading and risk of limb failure

Received
27 July 2018
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Consett North
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.21 Aug
  4. Target6 Sep
  5. Decided5 Sep

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Benfield Villas Care Home 155 Durham Road Blackhill Consett DH8 5TH. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Blackhill conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Consett North. We hold 1,314 applications in total for the DH8 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DH8 5TH
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2018
Consultation expiry
21 August 2018
Consultation start
31 July 2018
Consultation end
21 August 2018
Target decision date
6 September 2018
Permission expires
5 September 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
93 Staneway Gateshead NE10 8LS

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07166166
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Blackhill
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    30 Oct

    Felling of one black poplar tree (section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2013/0576/87585
  2. 2010
    3 Dec

    Felling of two sycamore trees, crown raise one poplar tree (section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2010/0690/78730
  3. 2009
    28 Oct

    Application to discharge conditions 3 & 5 of planning permission 1/2008/0327/DM

    ConditionsDischarge of conditions1/2009/0652/71353
  4. 2008
    1 May

    Felling of one tree (section 211 notice)

    ApprovedTrees in a Conservation Area1/2008/0349/65063
  5. 2008
    1 May

    Erection of ten bedroom extension to existing healthcare facility, associated car parking including…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/2008/0327/64933
  6. 2007
    21 Dec

    Erection of two storey extensions to care home

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application1/2007/1075/63606

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