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Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

Granted County Durham DM/26/00382/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Various tree works as outlined in the 'Arboricultural Statement' submitted 17th February 2026

As published by the council, reference DM/26/00382/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/00382/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH1 4SZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02033/TCA Granted

    Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb that overhangs adjacent Laurel

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/03219/TCA Granted

    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

    Decided 28 Jan 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/03034/TCA Granted

    Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    Willow Tree - Reduce overhanging branches by 4m (growing in to neighbouring property and branches touching house)

    Decided 14 Nov 2025 Trees
  • DM/25/02228/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    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)

    Submitted 13 Aug 2025 Trees
  • DM/24/02105/TCA Granted

    Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    Various works to trees (T1 to T239) including crown lifting, thinning and felling (a full detailed schedule of works is contained within Olivers Tree Report dated 4 June 2024).

    Decided 25 Sep 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 31 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    DM/24/02105/TCA Submitted 31 Jul 2024 132m away

    Various works to trees (T1 to T239) including crown lifting, thinning and felling (a full detailed schedule of works is contained within Olivers Tree Report dated 4 June 2024).

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    DM/26/02033/TCA Submitted 4 Aug 2026 132m away

    T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb that overhangs adjacent Laurel

    Granted Trees
    Small domestic

  • Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    DM/25/03034/TCA Submitted 28 Oct 2025 177m away

    Willow Tree - Reduce overhanging branches by 4m (growing in to neighbouring property and branches touching house)

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Poole House Pimlico Durham DH1 4QW

    DM/25/03395/TCA Submitted 4 Dec 2025 184m away

    Prune trees around x5 lamp posts by 2.5m either side and back by 1m

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ

    DM/25/03219/TCA Submitted 14 Nov 2025 186m away

    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

  • Rowanwood Clay Lane Durham DH1 4QL

    DM/26/00592/CEU Submitted 9 Mar 2026 192m away

    77% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jun

    Use of existing residential property for short-term holiday letting purposes.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 12 docs

In County Durham

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    4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

    89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

    T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

    15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

    Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

    Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

    1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

    Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

    T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

    11 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

    Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

    Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

    11 Aug 2026 Trees