Planning application
Romanby Drive Darlington
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Works to trees protected under Tree Preservation Order (No. 2) 1963 and Tree Preservation Order (No. 1) 1951- as per Arborist's reports including the felling of 5 No. trees (part retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00738/TF
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00738/TF
- Type
- Tree Felling/Pruning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park West
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
Site history
Applications at this address on the Darlington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00187/FUL Withdrawn
Romanby Drive Darlington
Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 3 (replacement trees) attached to planning permission 25/01335/TF dated 30 Jan 26 (Works to trees protected under Tree Preservation Order (No.2) 1963 and Tree Preservation Order (No. 1) 1951- as per Arborist's reports including the felling of 8 No. trees)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by Darlington
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Darlington took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Darlington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Darlington decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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26/00724/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
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26/00838/TF Awaiting decision
Grange House Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell Darlington DL1 5PA
Works to various trees, including the felling of 4 No. trees (1 No. Juniper T307, 1 No. Holly T325, 1 No. Pine T410 & 1 No. Beech T421) protected under Tree Preservation Order 1970 (No.2) - As per submitted arborists report
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26/00743/TFC Granted
22 Church Lane Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1DH
Notification to carry out works to trees in a designated conservation area - Felling of 1 no. Whitebeam, 1 no. Scots Pine, 1 no. Ash & 1 no. Cypress
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26/00632/TF Granted
Land Adjacent To 11 Fox Close Hurworth Place Darlington DL2 2HG
Works to 1 No. Oak tree protected under Tree Preservation Order (No. 5) 2019 - root severance of tree for installation of root barrier
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26/00813/TFC Awaiting decision
Hurworth Cottage 7 Croft Road Hurworth Darlington DL2 2HD
Notification to carry out works to trees in a designated conservation area - felling of 6 no. Cypress, 1 no. Sycamore, 2 no. Silver Birch and removal of overhanging branches from neighbouring property