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York House Scholars Park Darlington

24/01102/TFCTree Felling/Pruning in a Con. AreaApproved

Approved on 6 February 2025

Council decision: NO OBJECTIONSDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Notification to carry out tree works in a designated conservation area - fell 5 No. trees (G1 - goat willow, buddleia, elder, ash, sycamore)

Received
11 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
College
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Feb
  5. Decided6 Feb

Decided in 24 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at York House Scholars Park Darlington. Darlington has handled 97 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 6 weeks longer than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in the West End conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across College.

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

Application type
Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2025
Target decision date
20 February 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
38 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
123

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West End
  • Heritage at Risk Register: West End
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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© 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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