Planning application
32 Abbey Road Darlington DL3 8LR
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 - prune back 1 No. Ash tree to neighbouring boundary
As published by the council, reference 26/00641/TFC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00641/TFC
- Type
- Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- NO OBJECTIONS
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- College
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL3 8LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Darlington
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTIONS
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arborline Tree Services ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Durham
Active · incorporated 2023 · Durham
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 82% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 6 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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26/00690/TF Refused
10 Thorntree Villas Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1BJ
Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order 1979 (No.8) - 1 no. Silver Birch (T139) and 1 no. Horse Chestnut (T127) - whole crown reduction to 12m above ground level, to provide sufficient clearance to property
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26/00876/TFC Awaiting decision
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Notification to carry out works to trees in a designated conservation area - crown reduction works to 4 no. Yew trees
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26/00739/TF Granted
6 Mowden Hall Drive Darlington DL3 9BJ
Works to 1 no. Lime Tree (T177/T1) protected under Tree Preservation Order (no.1) 1951 - Remove the epicormic growth from the main stem from ground level up to 4.500-meters in height and remove the deadwood overhanging the driveway (amended description)
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26/00858/TF Awaiting decision
12 Cardinal Gardens Darlington DL3 8SD
Felling of 1 no. Pine tree protected under Tree Preservation Order (no. 3) 1962 (T62)
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26/00724/TFC Granted
17 East Green Heighington NEWTON AYCLIFFE DL5 6PP
Notification to carry out works to 4 no. trees in a designated conservation area - Apple, reduce overall height and lateral branch spread upto 1m, pruning back to suitable growth points, crown thin inner canopy by 20%. Cedar, reduce overall lateral branch spread by 2m in all directions, pruning back to viable secondary growth points. Silver Birch, crown thin overall canopy by 20%, remove major dead, dying, and diseased branches throughout the canopy. Copper Beech, remove major dead, dying, and diseased branches throughout the canopy particularly those overhanging the public highway & reduce overall lateral branch spread by 0.6m, pruning back to suitable growth points