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The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR

Granted County Durham DM/26/01181/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

Felling and Removal of 2No Spruce Trees

As published by the council, reference DM/26/01181/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/26/01181/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Decided
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH1 4RR

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/21/01953/TCA Granted

    The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR

    Remove lowest branch growing to south west, one large branch growing to north west (resting on street light), two lowest branches growing to south east and major dead wood from crown to 1 no. Beech (T1)

    Decided 25 Jun 2021 Trees
  • DM/21/00831/TCA Granted

    The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR

    Fell 4no. Lime/Ash trees(1, 2 3 and 4), remove branch to 1no. Ash (5) and remove lower branches to 1no. Sycamore (6)

    Decided 28 Apr 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 12 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 18 June 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

  • The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR

    DM/21/00831/TCA Submitted 11 Mar 2021 26m away

    Fell 4no. Lime/Ash trees(1, 2 3 and 4), remove branch to 1no. Ash (5) and remove lower branches to 1no. Sycamore (6)

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • The Grey Tower North Road Durham DH1 4RR

    DM/21/01953/TCA Submitted 28 May 2021 31m away

    Remove lowest branch growing to south west, one large branch growing to north west (resting on street light), two lowest branches growing to south east and major dead wood from crown to 1 no. Beech (T1)

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • Woodland At St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/25/02367/TPO Submitted 26 Aug 2025 81m away

    Various tree works contained within the submitted AIA, with the exception of amendment to T17 (Beech) which now proposes decay testing and not removal as originally proposed - Amended Description

    Granted Trees 12 docs
  • 6 Princes Street Durham DH1 4RP

    DM/26/01629/VOC Submitted 24 Jun 2026 97m away

    Variation of condition 3 pursuant to planning permission 4/09/00716/FPA to replace timber framed roof lantern with aluminium framed roof lantern.

    Granted Amendments Windows or glazing
  • 41 Albert Street Durham DH1 4RJ

    DM/26/02001/TPO Submitted 31 Jul 2026 101m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

    Lime 1567 (T1) - remove dead wood and crown raise, Eucalyptus A1 (T2) - fell to 3m above ground level, Sycamore 1552 (T3), 1550 (T4), 1551 (T5), 1553 (T6) and Sycamore T08 (T7) - remove dead wood and crown raise, Ash T09 (T8), Sycamore T06 (T9), Oak T04 (T10) - remove dead wood and crown raise

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
  • Car Park Wharton Park Framwelgate Peth Durham DH1 4RS

    DM/22/03446/FPA Submitted 17 Nov 2022 115m away

    Change of use from car parking spaces to seasonal mobile trader/catering business pitch

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

    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