Planning application
Community Centre Station Road Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1JG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed felling of a 1 No Silver Birch tree within a conservation area under a 5 day notice exemption
As published by the council, reference 26/00780/TF5D
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00780/TF5D
- Type
- Tree Felling/5 Day Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- GRANTED
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sadberge And Middleton St George
- Parish
- Middleton St George Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DL2 1JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Darlington register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00053/FUL Granted
Community Centre Station Road MIDDLETON ST GEORGE DARLINGTON DL2 1JG
Extension and refurbishment of existing car park to provide an additional 18 no. car parking spaces with 2 no. disability spaces and 5 no. cycle spaces and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Darlington
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: GRANTED
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Darlington granted permission on 10 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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