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Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh

DM/26/00395/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Proposal

Fell one declining Horse Chestnut, Crown lift five trees to a height of 3m over grass - Section 211 notice

Received
18 February 2026
Decision due
1 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Langley And Esh
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target1 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 13 March.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Esh conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Langley And Esh.

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

Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Esh

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Consultation start
20 February 2026
Consultation end
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14716150
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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