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St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

Granted County Durham DM/21/01139/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

G1 Various, T18 Elm X 4 and T20 Yew Prune to clear building by 2m, T21 Sycamore Crown reduce by 2-3m, T22 Lime Reduce western crown by 2-3m, T24 Lime Prune to clear building by 2m on eastern side, T29 Ash and T30 Beech Prune to clear telecom line by 2m, T32 Sycamore Prune to tidy stubs from branch loss (eastern crown). G2 Leylandii Reduce eastern specimen by 2m to promote balanced crown forming, T38. Elder and T43 Elder Fell, G3 Conifers Prune specimens against building to window sill level

As published by the council, reference DM/21/01139/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/01139/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
30 Mar 2021
Validated
31 Mar 2021
Decided
10 May 2021
Ward
Neville's Cross (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH1 4NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 11 applications since 2021: 10 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00405/DRC Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Proposed discharge of condition 16 (Contamination - Phase 4 Verification) pursuant approval DM/24/01173/FPA

    Decided 10 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • DM/25/03469/DRC Awaiting decision

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Discharge of conditions 17 (refuse management strategy) and 21 (community use agreement) pursuant to DM/24/01173/FPA

    Submitted 15 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/03380/DRC Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Proposed discharge of Conditions 5 (EV spaces), 6 (Cycle parking), 18 (Odour control / extraction) from permission DM/24/01173/FPA

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • DM/25/02770/AD Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    1no. external signage at the Main Entrance and 1no. external signage at the Sport Entrance

    Decided 13 Nov 2025 Advertising
  • DM/25/02366/TPO Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Proposed tree works involving works including crown-lifting, pruning and dead wooding to individual and groups of trees and the felling of 1no. conifer, 1no. ash, 1no. hawthorn, and self-seeded ash trees within identified group.

    Decided 16 Oct 2025 Trees
  • DM/24/02608/NMA Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission DM/24/01173/FPA for proposed temporary construction traffic access.

    Decided 17 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • DM/24/02571/TPO Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Pruning works to 5no. trees within Durham City Conservation Area and/or subject to Tree Preservation Order to facilitate construction activities This application gives notice that the applicant intends to prune trees nos. 32, 36, 37, Tree 1 and Tree 2. For the avoidance of doubt, nos. 32, 36 and 37 require pruning to facilitate a temporary site access and Tree 1 and Tree 2 require pruning to facilitate the siting of the welfare cabin on the existing MUGA.

    Decided 18 Oct 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/02146/DRC Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Discharge of Condition 13 (Scheme of Traffic Management) pursuant to Planning Permission No. DM/24/01173/FPA

    Decided 10 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • DM/24/02042/DRC Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Discharge of condition 3 (existing building water proofing works) pursuant to DM/24/00883/FPA (demolition of existing school). - EFAA Temporary Waterproofing (West) Design Brief, prepared by Wentworth House - Product Data Sheet, prepared by British Gypsum - EFAA Waterproofing - PowerPoint slide Programme information: 1. Temporary Works are due to commence late July 2024 / August 2024 2. New / Refurbishment Works due to commence 2026 Condition 6: - Hoarding Fence Line Plan

    Decided 16 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • DM/21/01138/TPO Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Pollard lowest eastern stem to 1m and pollard remaining 2 stems to 4m to 1no. Willow (T4), fell 1no. dead tree (T8), prune to clear building by 2m to 1no. Horse Chestnut (T10), Prune to clear building by 2m and remove basal epicormic growth to 1no. Lime (T34), reduce to 6m habitat pole and stack arising as habitat piles to tree W2*4 and prune to clear building to 1 no. Beech (T64)

    Decided 21 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 31 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 May 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 10 May 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Granted Trees 6 docs

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