Planning application
1 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - 1no. Sycamore and 3no. Elm - Prune back from the property by 2m T2 - Sycamore - Remove the small branch from the main stem
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02775/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02775/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
-
20 Jul 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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 13 November 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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