Planning application
18 Wearside Drive Durham DH1 1LE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 & T3 (Self-seeded Ash) - Remove T2 & T4 (Laburnam and Apple tree) - Reshape
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00437/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00437/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Postcode
- DH1 1LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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26 Mar 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 26 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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