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The Bridge House Hillcrest Durham DH1 1RB

DM/23/01437/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 June 2023

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

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Reduce height of Acer by removing approximately 2 years of growth. Reduce height of hawthorn tree by 1.8 - 2.4m. Prune lower branches to balance tree canopy.

Received
19 May 2023
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Elvet and Gilesgate
Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.12 Jun
  4. Target30 Jun
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Bridge House Hillcrest Durham DH1 1RB. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks 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 1,244 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 1RB
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2023
Consultation expiry
12 June 2023
Consultation start
22 May 2023
Consultation end
12 June 2023
Target decision date
30 June 2023
Permission expires
26 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Batson Groundcare Ltd
Agent address
Batson Groundcare Ltd, Unit 1 Inker Unit 1 Inkerman Road Tow Law DL13 4QB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12175456
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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

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.

Source: Durham

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