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31 Ferens Close Durham DH1 1JX

DM/23/01215/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 June 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Lopping to 8 trees and potential removal of 2 self seeders

Received
2 May 2023
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
  1. Received2 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 31 Ferens Close Durham DH1 1JX. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,238 applications in total for the DH1 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
DH1 1JX
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2023
Consultation expiry
8 June 2023
Consultation start
18 May 2023
Consultation end
8 June 2023
Target decision date
22 June 2023
Permission expires
22 June 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12095767
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Durham City
  • 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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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

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© 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.

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