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Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

DM/26/01489/TCATrees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Various Tree Works

Received
10 June 2026
Decision due
23 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
  1. Received10 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Jul
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 7 July.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe. 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 1SG
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
City Of Durham

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026
Consultation expiry
7 July 2026
Consultation start
16 June 2026
Consultation end
7 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15001352
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • 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 (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.

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Before the decision

You may need a flood risk assessment. Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site

The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).

  • Fairhurst Group LLP
    13.6 miNewcastle upon Tyne
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    34.0 miBedale
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