Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA

Granted County Durham DM/23/03586/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Pollard 1no Willow Tree (T3) at a height of 2m, reduce 5no Birch Trees (G3) by 20% (3-4m reductions)

As published by the council, reference DM/23/03586/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/03586/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
28 Nov 2023
Validated
29 Nov 2023
Decided
19 Dec 2023
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH1 5TA

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00146/TCA Granted

    Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA

    G002 common beech - reduce to 3m hedge G003 mixed species -Fell all ash to ground level T001 Goat willow - Remove low leaning limb over carpark T002 Black Elder - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T003 hawthorn - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T004 Sycamore - Fell to ground level T005, T006, T007, T008, T010, T012, T016 Common ash - Fell to ground level T009, T011 Silver birch - Fell to ground level T013 Grey Willow - Fell to ground level T014 Goat Willow - Reduce northern canopy by 1.5m to reduce strain on union, Crown Lift to 5.2 m to facilitate vehicular access T015 Grey willow - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight T017 Sycamore - Prune to facilitate 1m clearance from streetlight

    Decided 17 Feb 2026 Trees
  • DM/22/03508/TCA Withdrawn

    Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA

    W1 (Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow) - Sever ivy and strip from base to 2m on all trees T1 (Ash) - Pollard to 3m T2 (Birch) - Fell to ground level

    Decided 24 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 29 Nov 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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

450 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 92% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Radisson Blu Hotel Durham Framwelgate Waterside Durham DH1 5TA

    DM/22/03508/TCA Submitted 25 Nov 2022 50 yards away

    W1 (Ash, Beech, Birch, Lime, Maple, Sycamore, Willow) - Sever ivy and strip from base to 2m on all trees T1 (Ash) - Pollard to 3m T2 (Birch) - Fell to ground level

    Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

  • 9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/21/01375/TCA Submitted 16 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Reduce height by up to 2.5m to Conifer Screen (T1) and remove lowest 3 branches overhanging lawn/vegetable plot to 1no. Birch (T2)

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • 8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/23/03434/TCA Submitted 13 Nov 2023 50 yards away

    T1 - Poplar - Pollard to a height of approximately 8 metres

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/24/01682/TCA Submitted 21 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by no more than 20% in volume, and reshape by 4-5m (amended description)

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • 8 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/26/02069/TCA Submitted 6 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Aspen Stem (dead) Fell to ground level

    Decided Trees 6 docs

  • 9 Sidegate Durham DH1 5SY

    DM/26/02080/TCA Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    T1 sycamore reduce and reshape by 3 meters

    Granted Trees 5 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

    Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

    5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

    Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

    Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

    15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02625/TCA Decided

    19 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

    T1 Apple - re-pollard back to established main framework to allow entangled rose shrub to be removed from the crown

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees