Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ
Approved on 25 September 2024
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
Proposal
Various works to trees (T1 to T239) including crown lifting, thinning and felling (a full detailed schedule of works is contained within Olivers Tree Report dated 4 June 2024).
- Received
- 31 July 2024
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Neville's Cross
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Aug
- Consult.Consultation2 Sep
- TargetTarget Date12 Sep
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Durham School Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 4SZ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Neville's Cross. 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 4SZ
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- City Of Durham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 2 September 2024
- Consultation start
- 19 August 2024
- Consultation end
- 2 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 12 September 2024
- Permission expires
- 25 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13295218
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20266 Oct
Removal of the existing timber and steel covered walkway/canopy attached to the Vallance Building, including…
PendingApplicationDM/26/02493/FPA - 20264 Aug
T1. Cherry - crown lift to 3.5m, prune back to the edge of the boundary wall (approx. 2m) and removal of limb…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/26/02033/TCA - 202617 Feb
Various tree works as outlined in the 'Arboricultural Statement' submitted 17th February 2026
PendingTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/26/00382/TCA - 202528 Oct
Willow Tree - Reduce overhanging branches by 4m (growing in to neighbouring property and branches touching…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/25/03034/TCA - 202426 Jan
148 - Birch - Crown lifting of selective branches to remove overhang 149 - Sycamore - Crown reduction of…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/24/00224/TCA - 20249 Jan
100. Birch - crown lift to 3.5m and prune to clear the lamp post by 0.5m 126. Sycamore - remove the lowest…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/24/00056/TCA - 202329 Nov
Felling and Removal of 2No Poplars (T4469 and T4472)
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/23/03602/TCA
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