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3 Mill Lane Darlington DL1 2XQ

23/00442/TFTree Felling/PruningRefused

Refused on 13 June 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Felling of 1 no. Birch protected under Tree Preservation Order (No.10) 1979 (T2)

Received
27 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Haughton And Springfield
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.6 Jun
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jun

Decided in 29 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Mill Lane Darlington DL1 2XQ. Darlington has handled 97 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 5 days longer than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Haughton And Springfield. We hold 333 applications in total for the DL1 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at Darlington Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL1 2XQ
Application type
Tree Felling/Pruning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2023
Consultation expiry
8 June 2023
Consultation start
16 May 2023
Consultation end
6 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
6 June 2023
Last date for comments
8 June 2023
Target decision date
6 July 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Publicity

Site notice start
18 May 2023
Site notice end
8 June 2023

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: 76, Haughton GreenOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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