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East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

Granted County Durham DM/25/03158/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Pruning works to 3no Prunus sp (T1, T2, T3)

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03158/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03158/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Decided
15 May 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH1 3SG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 11 applications since 2024: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02745/VOC Awaiting decision

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Variation of conditions 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA ( partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) as amended by applications ref: DM/25/01902/NMA, DM/26/00329/NMA, and DM/26/01391/NMA to capture the phased demolition of the Science Block and to allow the habitat completion report to be approved within 12 months of occupation.

    Submitted 13 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/01391/NMA Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • DM/26/00329/NMA Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 6, 9, 10 of permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to realign the boot wash, resulting in a small improvement to the overall biodiversity net gain (BNG) score with grassland created to the east and ornamental hedging around the access to the boot wash.

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Amendments
  • DM/25/03161/TPO Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Felling and removal of 7no mature Ash (G1)

    Decided 15 May 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/01902/NMA Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Non-material amendments in relation to Condition 2, 3, 6, 7 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) to allow for substitution of approved plans for consistency with BMMP, the substituation of a materials management plan for a soil resource management plan and to remove a duplicate condition in terms of BNG requirements.

    Decided 26 Aug 2025 Amendments
  • DM/25/01877/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission ref: DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block etc) relating to Biodiversity Gain Plan.

    Decided 19 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01880/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to land contaminaton scheme.

    Decided 23 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01769/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA (new college buildings) relating to drainage details.

    Decided 28 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/01768/DRC Granted

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 13 of DM/24/02710/FPA (new teaching block) relating to landscaping timetable detail.

    Decided 19 Aug 2025 Conditions
  • SCR/24/00012 Decided

    East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a planning application for the partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and agricultural buildings (sheep shed, grain store, hay barn, and boot wash) with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access (the Proposed Development) at East Durham and Houghall Community College, Houghall, Durham, DH1 3SG (the Site).

    Decided 25 Sep 2024 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

East Durham College Agent

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 15 May 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 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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  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    DM/26/02745/VOC Submitted 13 Oct 2026 100 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec

    Variation of conditions 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19 of planning permission DM/24/02710/FPA ( partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) as amended by applications ref: DM/25/01902/NMA, DM/26/00329/NMA, and DM/26/01391/NMA to capture the phased demolition of the Science Block and to allow the habitat completion report to be approved within 12 months of occupation.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition

  • The Reeds Houghall Durham DH1 3SQ

    DM/23/01422/TPO Submitted 19 May 2023 200 yards away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul

    Removal of 5 trees and crown lifting to 5m of 5 trees

    Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs

  • 1 And 2 The Reeds Houghall Durham DH1 3SQ

    DM/23/01079/PND Submitted 18 Apr 2023 200 yards away

    Prior notification for the demolition of 2no buildings

    Decided Prior approval Demolition 9 docs

  • 1 And 2 The Reeds Houghall Durham DH1 3SQ

    DM/23/01504/PND Submitted 25 May 2023 250 yards away

    Prior notification for the demolition of 2no buildings

    Granted Prior approval Demolition 8 docs

  • Trees Overhanging A177 On The Maiden Castle Side Maiden Castle Durham DH1 3SE

    DM/21/01314/TCA Submitted 13 Apr 2021 350 yards away

    200m of Mixed Broadleaves - Crown lift over road/remove deadwood/remove leaning specimens

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG

    SCR/24/00012 Submitted 9 Sep 2024 400 yards away

    Request for Screening Opinion in respect of a planning application for the partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and agricultural buildings (sheep shed, grain store, hay barn, and boot wash) with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access (the Proposed Development) at East Durham and Houghall Community College, Houghall, Durham, DH1 3SG (the Site).

    Decided Outline Demolition 3 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
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    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
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    Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX

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    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees