Planning application
Shincliffe Village Hall Low Road Shincliffe Durham DH1 2NF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T3 Sycamore: crown clean to remove major deadwood and split/hanging branches T4, T5 Sycamore: remove major deadwood T16 Whitebeam: remove 2x stems nearest building, remove major deadwood. T17 Whitebeam: remove major deadwood. T18 Whitebeam: remove major deadwood. T21 Sycamore: remove major deadwood and epicormic growth at base. T25 Lilac: Crown reduce and reshape by 1.5m (amended proposal)
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00234/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00234/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- Shincliffe
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 2NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Feb 2026
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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 20 February 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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