St Cuthberts Parish Centre Church Lane Darlington DL1 5QG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00757/TFC - Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area Approved
Schools, care & communityTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Notification to carry out works to trees in a designated conservation area - 2 m reduction to side canopies of trees adjacent to Tubwell Row, 2 m reduction of branches to trees adjacent to Museum, 2 m reduction to side of crown of trees touching southern wall of community building, crown lift all trees to south of church by 3 m together with removal of deadwood and epicormic growth where necessary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report-Delegated · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SCREENSHOT 2026-08-04 120420 Location Plan · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF DBC TREE OFFICER COMMENTS Comment Consultee · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Rear Boundary Wall (Part) of Nag's Head Hotel (Approximately 10 Yards in Length) Rear Boundary Wall Part of Nag's Head Hotel
List entry 1121319 · 13 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Darlington Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 77 m away: Church of St Cuthbert, Market Place, Darlington; Inside the Darlington built-up area; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Darlington
Application type
Tree Felling/Pruning in a Con. Area
Postcode
DL1 5QG
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Park East
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTIONS
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Darlington Borough Council

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 24 days faster than Darlington's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
144decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Darlington in the last twelve months, from validation. Darlington decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133559
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133559
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Darlington
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#43 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Darlington ranks #137 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Darlington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #109 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #14 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #137 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #73 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
16 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
25 decided
465
Total decisions
46 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings