Stooperdale Offices Brinkburn Road Darlington DL3 6EH
Approved on 13 February 2026
Council decision: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Works to 6 No. lime trees protected under Tree Preservation Order (No.10) 1985 - as per supporting arboricultural report including crown lifting works, pruning back of overhanging branches, removal of epicormic growth and deadwood
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 5
- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- Ward
- Brinkburn And Faverdale
- Agent
- Premier Tree Services
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date26 Feb
- DecidedDecided13 Feb
Decided in 39 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Stooperdale Offices Brinkburn Road Darlington DL3 6EH. Darlington has handled 97 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 3 days quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Brinkburn And Faverdale. 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 6EH
- Application type
- Tree Felling/Pruning
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
- 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
- 26 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Premier Tree Services
- Agent address
- Premier Tree Services Unit 8A Sea View Industrial Estate Horden SR8 4TQ
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-14600605
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 57
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Jul
Listed building consent for internal refurbishment works to the second floor east wing including new VRF air…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00615/LBC - 202616 Feb
Listed Building Consent for restoration of parquet floor to Quaker Room, the main meeting and conferencing…
ApprovedListed building consent26/00173/LBC - 202521 Nov
Listed building consent for over-boarding of existing rooflights with a new roof construction
ApprovedListed building consent25/01271/LBC
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