Planning application
29 Highgate Durham DH1 4GA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch: Remove down to ground level.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/01671/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/01671/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 23 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 22 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 4GA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
23 Jun 2025
Received by County Durham
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22 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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29 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 22 August 2025, 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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