Planning application
Land At 8 - 16 Chilton Close Darlington
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to 1 no. Beech Tree (T001) protected under Tree Preservation Order 1991 (No.4) - Prune back up to 4.000-meters to the east facing branch nearest to the building and 3.000-metres off each of the two branches next to it (amended description).
As published by the council, reference 26/00587/TF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00587/TF
- Type
- Tree Felling/Pruning
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hummersknott
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Darlington
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6 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington 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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