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Hummersknott Academy Edinburgh Drive Darlington DL3 8AR

23/01209/TFTree Felling/PruningApproved

Approved on 4 January 2024

Council decision: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Felling of 1 no. Lime tree (T71) protected under Group Tree Preservation order (No.1) 1945

Received
29 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hummersknott
Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.27 Dec
  4. Target20 Jan
  5. Decided4 Jan

Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hummersknott Academy Edinburgh Drive Darlington DL3 8AR. Darlington has handled 97 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 6 days quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Hummersknott. We hold 387 applications in total for the DL3 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
DL3 8AR
Application type
Tree Felling/Pruning
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2023
Consultation expiry
27 December 2023
Consultation start
6 December 2023
Consultation end
27 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
27 December 2023
Last date for comments
28 December 2023
Target decision date
20 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Olivers Tree Services Ltd
Agent address
Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 December 2023
Site notice end
27 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12639232
Documents
6
Constraints
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Darlington

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