University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW
Approved on 29 May 2025
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
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Proposal
T793 - Sycamore - Remove tree that is in close proximity to Castle walls which are at risk of being compromised by tree roots T794 - Ash - Remove tree with ash die back that is within falling distance of Castle walls
- Received
- 29 April 2025
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
- ReceivedReceived29 Apr
- ValidatedValidated29 Apr
- Consult.Consultation28 May
- TargetTarget Date10 Jun
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications 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 3RW
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- City Of Durham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 28 May 2025
- Consultation start
- 7 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 28 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 June 2025
- Decision issued
- 4 June 2025
- Permission expires
- 4 June 2027
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13968688
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Durham City
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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202620 May
Installation of metal gates and railings within existing openings in the Castle Terrace Wall and associated…
PendingListed building consentDM/26/01263/LB - 202620 May
Installation of metal gates and railings within existing openings in the Castle Terrace Wall and associated…
PendingApplicationDM/26/01262/FPA - 202612 Feb
Installation of bracket to mount projector on west wall of the Norman Chapel
PendingListed building consentDM/26/00339/LB - 202521 Oct
Listed building consent for the dismantling and removal of a chimney stack to the west elevation above the…
ApprovedListed building consentDM/25/02962/LB
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