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4 Spa Road, Gainford, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3EB

6/2014/0004/TCTrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 14 February 2014

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Crown reduction of 1 No. birch tree and repollard of 1 No. weeping willow

Received
6 February 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barnard Castle East
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 8 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Spa Road, Gainford, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3EB. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 890 applications in total for the DL2 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL2 3EB
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2014
Consultation expiry
28 February 2014
Consultation start
7 February 2014
Consultation end
28 February 2014
Last date for comments
28 February 2014
Target decision date
20 March 2014
Decision issued
20 February 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address
4 Spa Road Gainford Darlington County Durham DL2 3EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

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