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17 East Green Heighington NEWTON AYCLIFFE DL5 6PP

Granted Darlington 26/00724/TFC Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area

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 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

As published by the council, reference 26/00724/TFC

Application record

Reference
26/00724/TFC
Type
Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: NO OBJECTIONS
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Decided
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Heighington And Coniscliffe
Parish
Heighington Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DL5 6PP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jul 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: NO OBJECTIONS

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Darlington granted permission on 25 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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