Planning application
Land Adjacent To Lorien The Green Brafferton Darlington DL1 3LA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 3-no. Ash Trees (T1, T2 & T3) protected Group Tree Preservation Order (no.22) 2008 (G1) - Reduce overhanging branches by 2.000-meters to provide a satisfactory gap to the Village Green and the shared driveway with Lorien and Ash House, together with the removal of deadwood and ivy (amended description).
As published by the council, reference 26/00505/TF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00505/TF
- Type
- Tree Felling/Pruning
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Heighington And Coniscliffe
- Parish
- Brafferton Parish Meeting
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL1 3LA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Darlington
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
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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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 30 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.
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