Planning application
Leazes House Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Elm (T2) - 20% overall crown reduction. Elder (T5) - Fell.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00278/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00278/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the County Durham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DM/21/01478/TCA Granted
Leazes House Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE
Crown lift by 4m and thinned no more that 25% and some lateral elongated smaller diameter branches in the upper part of the canopy pruned back to 1 no. Acer (T1)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arbux Tree Consultancy Agent, a tree-works contractor
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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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 16 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 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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