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8 Queens Court Gainford Darlington DL2 3DH

DM/18/00651/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 March 2018

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionFast Track

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Proposal

T2 Silver Birch - Fell tree in conservation area

Received
27 February 2018
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Barnard Castle East
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Mar
  4. Target9 Apr
  5. Decided21 Mar

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 8 Queens Court Gainford Darlington DL2 3DH. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 888 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 3DH
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Gainford

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2018
Consultation expiry
27 March 2018
Consultation start
6 March 2018
Consultation end
27 March 2018
Target decision date
9 April 2018
Permission expires
21 March 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Documents
8

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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