Planning application
Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan) and 5 (Replacement Planting) pursuant to DM/25/01022/FPA
As published by the council, reference DM/25/02975/DRC
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/02975/DRC
- Type
- Details Reserved by Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- DRC Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 3DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/24/02610/TCA Granted
Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
T1 Leylandii , T2 Leylandii, T3 Ash, T4 Cherry, G1 Leylandii, G2 Black Cherry, Plum, Holly and Ash - fell and replacement planting of native specimens (primarily broadleaf trees) on a proposed 1:1 ratio for category C trees. Replant with a native hedge species (monoculture or mixed) (amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by County Durham
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
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 March 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Hillside 26 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
T1 Leylandii , T2 Leylandii, T3 Ash, T4 Cherry, G1 Leylandii, G2 Black Cherry, Plum, Holly and Ash - fell and replacement planting of native specimens (primarily broadleaf trees) on a proposed 1:1 ratio for category C trees. Replant with a native hedge species (monoculture or mixed) (amended description)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Red House 23 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY
T1 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T2 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T4 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T5 Selective crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres, T6 Mature scaffold branches to be retained, pruning up to 6 small diameter secondary branches overhanging could be removed back to the main scaffold limb (amended description)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ
93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct
Felling as close to ground level as practical of 3no Poplar (T6, T10 and T13), crown lift to 3m, crown clean deadwood 1no Ash (T19) and prune to clear lamp post by 1m plus crown lift to 3m and crown clean deadwood 3no Ash (T20, T21 and T22)
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ
T129 - Pollard large Ash tree, T140 - Reduce Ash trees with significant Ash Dieback, T4324 - Pollard Ash to 5m, T4454 - Remove Ash trees, and T4457 - Fell 4 small Ash trees with class 3 Ash Dieback
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Durham Cathedral The College Durham DH1 3EH
T2 - Sycamore - Fell Tree with major decay at base, which is close to boathouse, as close to ground level as practical. T3 - Horse Chestnut - Fell as close to ground level as practical. This tree is in decline with a sparse canopy which grows at an angle directly overhanging the footpath. T4 - Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2m and remove epicormic growth up to 4m. T5 - Sycamore - Remove low branch growing towards the building for long term clearance. T6 - Cherry - Crown reduce and reshape by 2-3m to give clearance from building and lessen the windsail of the tree due to low decay/cavity on the stem. T7 - Lime - Remove major deadwood, is located in a high use public area. T8 - Lime - Fell as close to ground level as practical. Low decay present at twin stemmed union on lower stem. Located close to historic building, would require regular pruning as this tree has basal defects recommend removing and re-planting a tree with greater clearance from the building.
Decided Trees 5 docs
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