Planning application
23 - 26 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Maple - Tree failed at stem from base, leaving remaining majorly unbalanced and structurally unstable- Remove whole tree to ground level to remove risk of further failure towards neighbouring walkways.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02451/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02451/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 3HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by County Durham
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25 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Premier Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Peterlee
Active · incorporated 2004 · Peterlee
28 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 25 September 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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