Planning application
Woodlands Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. Sycamore - pollard down to previous pruning points (leaving the stem at 4m) T2. Birch - removal of 'soft growth' on the outer /lower parts of the tree crown to reduce the overall size and spread of the tree e.g. shortening or removal of secondary branches under 50/75mm diameter, not main structural branches over this size.
As published by the council, reference DM/23/00574/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/23/00574/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 28 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 28 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 6 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01988/TCA Granted
Woodlands Gilesgate Durham DH1 1JA
T1. Sycamore - pollard down to previous points (leaving stem at 4m) T2. Birch - prune to clear the roof of the adjacent building by 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Feb 2023
Received by County Durham
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6 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill
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5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 6 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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