Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Various Tree Works comprising Maple (T1) - monitor condition annually, Maple (T9) - prune to clear streetlight by 0.5m, Rowan (T10) - crown lift to 2.2m and prune to clear streetlight by 0.5m, Cherry (T13) - prune to clear building by 2m, Cherry (T20) - crown lift to 3m and prune to clear overhead service cable by 1m, Hornbeam (T39) - prune to clear building by 1m, Hornbeam (T44) - monitor condition annually, Rowan (T52) - prune to clear streetlight by 1m, Group (G53) - monitor health of Cherry and Ash annually, Sycamore (T54) - crown lift to 3m (Amended Description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- DH1 1SG
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 22 days from validation, 12 days faster than Durham's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 91% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Durham in the last twelve months, from validation. Durham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15001352
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15001352
- Consultation
- 16 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Durham ranks #190 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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