Planning application
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Multiple tree species (Willow, Poplar, Sycamore) overhanging retaining walls affecting safe passage of coaches/buses in advance of rail replacement service
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02793/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02793/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 4RB
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/25/03598/AD Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Vinyl signage added above ATM
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DM/25/03529/DRC Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Discharge of condition 3 (Lighting specification) pursuant to Listed Building Consent DM/24/02768/LB
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DM/25/03132/LB Granted
Railway Station Station Approach Durham DH1 4RB
Installation of new passenger help points to Durham Railway Station, cable management and provision of power and data supplies to the western entrance to platform 1, and to the north elevation of the platform 2 entrance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 27 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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