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8 Queens Court Gainford Darlington DL2 3DH

DM/24/00048/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 February 2024

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Fell T1. Silver Birch

Received
4 January 2024
Decision level
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Ward
Barnard Castle East (Historic)
  1. Received4 Jan
  2. Validated4 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target15 Feb
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 36 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 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Gainford conservation area, with 4 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
4 January 2024
Consultation expiry
2 February 2024
Consultation start
12 January 2024
Consultation end
2 February 2024
Target decision date
15 February 2024
Permission expires
9 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
3

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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© 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.

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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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