Planning application
Shaw Wood Waddington Street Durham
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Sycamore - Fell or reduce and re-plant with Hazel. 2. Sycamore - Reduce to monolith with cornet cutting to create small habitat cavities, and re-plant with Hazel, Rowan, Bird Cherry.
As published by the council, reference DM/25/03400/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- DM/25/03400/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by County Durham
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4 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 29 January 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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