5 Goodwell Lea Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EN

DM/26/01637/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Maple, to fell and replant with Prunus Avium - Section 211 notice

Received: 24 June 2026
Decision due: 5 August 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Durham County Council
Ward: Willington And Hunwick

ReceivedReceived24 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation20 Jul
TargetTarget Date5 Aug
DecidedDecided

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Comments close on 20 July.

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About this application

This is a tree application at 5 Goodwell Lea Brancepeth Durham DH7 8EN. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brancepeth conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Willington And Hunwick. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the DH7 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: DH7 8EN
Application type: Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Brancepeth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 June 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 July 2026
Consultation start: 29 June 2026
Consultation end: 20 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: SD Tree Surgery
Agent address: 160 Priors Grange High Pittington Durham DH6 1DE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-15036868
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.

Conservation area: Brancepeth
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.

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