Planning application
10 St Marys Close Shincliffe Durham DH1 2ND
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1. Holly - Reduce height by 4m and trim T2. Holly - Reduce height by 1.5m and trim T3. Apple - Prune T4. Elm - Removal of first 6 branches to main stem
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00847/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00847/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- Shincliffe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 2ND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by County Durham
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
County Durham took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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