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The Gretna Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JG

DM/24/03062/HRNHedgerow Removal NoticeApproved

Approved on 22 November 2024

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionFast Track

Proposal

Removal of hedgerow

Received
12 November 2024
Decision level
Fast Track
Ward
Aycliffe East
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target24 Dec
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 10 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Gretna Green Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JG. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 7 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 132 applications in total for the DL5 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
DL5 6JG
Application type
Hedgerow Removal Notice
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Great Aycliffe

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2024
Consultation expiry
9 December 2024
Consultation start
18 November 2024
Consultation end
9 December 2024
Target decision date
24 December 2024
Permission expires
22 November 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Durham County Council
Agent address
Highway Design Neighbourhoods and Climate Change St Johns Road Meadowfield DH7 8XQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13556755
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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.

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