1 Church Close Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1DT
Approved on 16 February 2026
Council decision: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Works to 1 no. Sycamore Tree (T.6) protected under Tree Preservation Order (no.1) 1964 - Crown reduction of up to 1.500-metres together with the removal of deadwood (amended description).
- Received
- 30 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- Ward
- Sadberge And Middleton St George
- ReceivedReceived30 Dec
- ValidatedValidated30 Dec
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date20 Feb
- DecidedDecided16 Feb
Decided in 48 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 1 Church Close Middleton St George Darlington DL2 1DT. Darlington has handled 97 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 6 days longer than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in the Middleton One Row conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Sadberge And Middleton St George. We hold 888 applications in total for the DL2 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
- DL2 1DT
- Application type
- Tree Felling/Pruning
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Middleton St George Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 16 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 16 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 10 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 February 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 52 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 19 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 9 February 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14593444
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 29
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Middleton One Row
- 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, 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.
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