Planning application
69 Gilesgate Durham DH1 1HY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 (Conifer) - Reduce the height by 4m
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00769/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00769/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 1HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by County Durham
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill
Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill
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4 documents on file for this application
- RAISE NO OBJECTION TCA
- S211
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT (GG)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 1 May 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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