Planning application
Oakview Estates Limited Hollyhurst 118 Woodland Road Darlington DL3 9LN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification to carry out works to trees in a designated conservation area - 1 No. Cherry tree and 1 No. Elder tree - reduce branches overhanging into 12 Tower Road back to property boundary.
As published by the council, reference 26/00473/TFC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00473/TFC
- Type
- Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- NO OBJECTIONS
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pierremont
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL3 9LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Darlington
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTIONS
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 7 July 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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