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31 North Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LJ

DM/26/00667/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
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Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Fell T2 Cherry - Fell T3 Oak - Fell T4 Lawson Cypress - Fell T5 Yew - Fell B1 Beech Bush - Reduce height by 1m and trim sides H1 Beech hedge - Remove hedge H2 Privet - Reduce to 5 foot

Received
16 March 2026
Decision due
27 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Easington And Shotton
Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (3)

About this application

This is a tree application at 31 North Side Shadforth Durham DH6 1LJ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Shadforth conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Easington And Shotton. We hold 1,180 applications in total for the DH6 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
DH6 1LJ
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shadforth

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
19 March 2026
Consultation end
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Timmins Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
Woodside Sleetburn Lane Langley Moor Durham DH7 8LQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14782560
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Shadforth
  • 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.

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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