Red House 23 Quarryheads Lane Durham DH1 3DY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T2 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T4 Crown raise by up to 6 metres above ground level and remove deadwood only, T5 Selective crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres, T6 Mature scaffold branches to be retained, pruning up to 6 small diameter secondary branches overhanging could be removed back to the main scaffold limb (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Feb 2026 · TPO/S211 (No objection) · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £1,450,000 in October 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Durham
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Postcode
- DH1 3DY
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Parish
- City Of Durham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tree Beard Tree Surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 19 days slower 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14567431
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14567431
- Consultation
- 17 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 7 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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