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St Michaels Roman Catholic School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QY

Granted County Durham DM/21/02420/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

Various tree works (Section 211 notice)

As published by the council, reference DM/21/02420/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/21/02420/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
6 Jul 2021
Validated
6 Jul 2021
Decided
4 Aug 2021
Ward
Esh And Witton Gilbert (Historic)
Parish
Esh
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DH7 9QY

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/01476/TCA Decided

    St Michaels Roman Catholic School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QY

    Pruning, trimming and removal of deadwood in accordance with the submitted tree report for basic maintenance works - Section 211 notice

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Trees
  • DM/22/02932/TCA Granted

    St Michaels Roman Catholic School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QY

    Prune to clear overhead phone lines by 2m -T4-Sycamore, trim group to tidy mixed group-G7, prune to tidy small stub from T9-Poplar, monitor cavity biennially of T10-Sycamore, remove major deadwood and crown lift to 2.5m- T11 and T14-Alders, crown lift to 2.5m removing secondary branches only-T17-Oak, crown reduce and reshape by 2.5m and crown lift to 2.5m and remove major deadwood of T20-Cherry (Section 211 notice)

    Decided 7 Nov 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jul 2021

    Received by County Durham

  2. 4 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 4 August 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.

About tree works applications

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.

Nearby applications

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  • St Michaels Roman Catholic School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QY

    DM/22/02932/TCA Submitted 5 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Prune to clear overhead phone lines by 2m -T4-Sycamore, trim group to tidy mixed group-G7, prune to tidy small stub from T9-Poplar, monitor cavity biennially of T10-Sycamore, remove major deadwood and crown lift to 2.5m- T11 and T14-Alders, crown lift to 2.5m removing secondary branches only-T17-Oak, crown reduce and reshape by 2.5m and crown lift to 2.5m and remove major deadwood of T20-Cherry (Section 211 notice)

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • St Michaels Roman Catholic School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QY

    DM/26/01476/TCA Submitted 9 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Pruning, trimming and removal of deadwood in accordance with the submitted tree report for basic maintenance works - Section 211 notice

    Decided Trees 5 docs

  • Esh Church Of England Aided Primary School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR

    DM/25/01969/TCA Submitted 18 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Oak growing near the boundary wall that is overhanging the public footpath and growing towards the road and telephone services, to be crown cleaned, and reduced back from the footpath and crown lifted to 2.4m, self seeded saplings growing along the boundary wall to be removed, trees overhanging private steps leading from public footpath to fenced play ground to be pruned back/ crown lifted to 2.4m. - Section 211 notice

    Granted Trees 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • Esh C Of E Primary School, Front Street, Esh Village

    8/928/1/168(2) Submitted 18 Jun 2004 100 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

    Regulation 3 application for new multi-use games area with floodlights

    Awaiting decision Other

  • Esh Village Green Hall Road Esh

    DM/26/00395/TCA Submitted 18 Feb 2026 100 yards away

    Fell one declining Horse Chestnut, Crown lift five trees to a height of 3m over grass - Section 211 notice

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Esh Church Of England Aided Primary School Front Street Esh Durham DH7 9QR

    DM/22/03176/FPA Submitted 27 Oct 2022 100 yards away

    Replacement windows & doors to entrance porch to provide improved accessibility and addition of external shelter.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 22 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

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    Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
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    5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

    Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

    Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

    15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02625/TCA Decided

    19 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

    T1 Apple - re-pollard back to established main framework to allow entangled rose shrub to be removed from the crown

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees