Planning application
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Ash - Fell as close to current ground level as practical
As published by the council, reference DM/23/03378/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/23/03378/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 8 Nov 2023
- Validated
- 8 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2023
- Ward
- Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1SG
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/26/01489/TCA Decided
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Various Tree Works comprising Maple (T1) - monitor condition annually, Maple (T9) - prune to clear streetlight by 0.5m, Rowan (T10) - crown lift to 2.2m and prune to clear streetlight by 0.5m, Cherry (T13) - prune to clear building by 2m, Cherry (T20) - crown lift to 3m and prune to clear overhead service cable by 1m, Hornbeam (T39) - prune to clear building by 1m, Hornbeam (T44) - monitor condition annually, Rowan (T52) - prune to clear streetlight by 1m, Group (G53) - monitor health of Cherry and Ash annually, Sycamore (T54) - crown lift to 3m (Amended Description)
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DM/24/01588/TCA Granted
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Various Tree Works
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DM/23/01072/TCA Granted
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Prune back by 2m from adjacent property to a height of approx. 8m to 1no. Conifer (T1) and fell 1no. Ivy (T2)
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DM/22/03779/NMA Granted
Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG
Non-material amendment to Planning Approval DM/20/01100/FPA - External Door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Nov 2023
Received by County Durham
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19 Dec 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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29 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 19 December 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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