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Land West Of 30 To 42 Low Green Gainford DL2 3DS

Granted County Durham DM/25/02539/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

Fell Ash tree (dieback within crown of tree)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02539/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02539/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
16 Sep 2025
Decided
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Parish
Gainford
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL2 3DS

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/23/00834/TCA Granted

    Land West Of 30 To 42 Low Green Gainford DL2 3DS

    Crown lift up to 3m and remove small diameter branches to T1 Ash, T2 Oak, T3 - T5 Ash, T6 Beech, T7 Lime, T8 Beech, T9 Sycamore, T10 - T12 Beech

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 6 October 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land West Of 30 To 42 Low Green Gainford DL2 3DS

    DM/23/00834/TCA Submitted 23 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Crown lift up to 3m and remove small diameter branches to T1 Ash, T2 Oak, T3 - T5 Ash, T6 Beech, T7 Lime, T8 Beech, T9 Sycamore, T10 - T12 Beech

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Edleston House Gainford Darlington DL2 3DR

    DM/21/02807/TCA Submitted 29 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Reduce T3, T4 and T5 (Lawson Cypress) by 5m. Reduce G1 (4 no. Laylandii) up to 5m. Prune T9 (Hazel) up to 2m.

    Granted Trees 1 doc
  • Laburnum Cottage 39 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS

    DM/25/01532/LB Submitted 5 Jun 2025 100 yards away

    Replace front elevation of roof with similar pantiles and replace existing mortar fillings with appropriate lead flashing.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs
  • Edleston House West Gainford Darlington DL2 3DR

    DM/24/02984/TPO Submitted 31 Oct 2024 100 yards away

    T1 Holly - Reduce height by max 2m. Prune west side up to 200mm to clear highway from house and path on east side by max 1m. T2 - T5 Yew Trees - West bound of property. Prune fine growth on east side to 2m above ground level. T6 Oak Tree - Remove deadwood from crown. Prune back 2 no branches in lower canopy on west side to provide 4m clearance above road. T7 Holly - Lightly prune small diameter growth to provide 0.5 clearance above shed roof and max of 2m vertical clearance above footpath. T8 Sycamore - No work required.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • 28 Low Green Gainford Darlington DL2 3DS

    DM/24/01539/LB Submitted 10 Jun 2024 150 yards away

    Alterations to outbuilding and internal reconfiguration to accommodate second floor WC

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
  • Gainford Hall Low Road Gainford Darlington DL2 3DP

    DM/23/00193/TCA Submitted 25 Jan 2023 150 yards away

    removal of an ash and two conifers. reduction of large yew tree by at least half, to turn into a large topiary. removal of suckering poplars just below the front wall, opposite the main entrance steps of the property removal of six failing trees, five apples and one laburnum removal of a suckering cluster of poplar trees reduction of a large holly tree by half and reshape into a large shrub. remove elderberry shrubs which are growing within

    Granted Trees 10 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02877/TCA Decided

    Lanchester Primary School Front Street Lanchester Durham DH7 0HU

    T1 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T2 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. G2 Common ash - group (3 trees) - Remove 1 heavily leaning ash to ground level. Remove deadwood from the other 2 trees. Works updated by client instruction. G3 Mixed broadleaves - group - Monolith / fell the 3 trees marked with orange paint. Priority 1. Individual positions not shown. T3 - Wild cherry - Fell to ground level. T4 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. T5 - Common ash - Remove deadwood T6 - Common ash - Fell to ground level. T7 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood. T8 - Common ash - Remove deadwood. T9 - Dead ash (boundary) - Remove to ground level. Section 211 notice

    Received 27 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02608/TCA Decided

    6 Darley Court Plawsworth Chester-le-street DH2 3LQ

    T1 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 3m T2 Cherry - crown reduce and reshape by 2m

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02955/TCA Awaiting decision

    Linden Lodge Cadger Bank Lanchester Durham DH7 0HB

    T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reduce the overall height by 4 metres and reshaping the lateral crown spread by1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. T2 & T3 Lime - Crown Reduction by 25%, reducing the overall height of both trees by 3-4 metres (25%), and reducing the lateral crown spread by 1-2 metres maintaining a balanced and natural crown shape. Section 211 notice

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

    Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Fell Sycamore tree to rear

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees