Planning application
28 Orchard Drive Durham DH1 1LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch (T1) - felling and removal
As published by the council, reference DM/26/01734/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/01734/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DH1 1LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by County Durham
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Destro Landscapes Ltd. Agent, registered in Durham
Active · incorporated 2023 · Durham
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2 documents on file for this application
- RAISE NO OBJECTION TCA
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 11 August 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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