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King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

Granted County Durham DM/22/03417/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

Lime - Prune back 3m and remove deadwood and, Maple - Prune back by 2-3m

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03417/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03417/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
18 Nov 2022
Validated
18 Nov 2022
Decided
28 Nov 2022
Ward
Bishop Auckland Town (Historic)
Parish
Bishop Auckland
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)
Postcode
DL14 7JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/24/03114/TCA Granted

    King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

    Sycamore (T35,38,40) - prune back branches overhanging the neighbouring property by 1.5m. Lime (T42) - prune back branches overhanging the neighbouring garden by 1.5m.

    Decided 12 Dec 2024 Trees
  • DM/24/01472/FPA Granted

    King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

    Installation of solar panels on flat roof

    Decided 30 Sep 2024 Full applications
  • DM/23/00885/TCA Granted

    King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

    Cherry (T89) - fell as the tree is in poor condition, there is decay on the stem and a cavity at 2m.

    Decided 28 Apr 2023 Trees
  • DM/21/01765/TCA Granted

    King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

    Works to 4 No. trees (T76, T77, T78 and T79) - shortening back of branches to achieve a desired height of 3m over the path and 6m over the road

    Decided 1 Jun 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2022

    Received by County Durham

  2. 28 Nov 2022

    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

450 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 28 November 2022, 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.

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  • King James I Academy South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ

    DM/24/01472/FPA Submitted 30 May 2024 200 yards away

    Installation of solar panels on flat roof

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

  • The Old Vicarage Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JN

    DM/24/02149/TCA Submitted 5 Aug 2024 200 yards away

    Horse Chestnut (A) - removal of deadwood; removal of basal and epicormic growth up to a height of approximately 5m; removal and shortening of lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 4m, Cypress (B) - removal and shortening of some lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 3m, with maintenance pruning to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of other branches by up to 1m, Cypress (C) - maintenance pruning to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 0.75m, Weeping ash (D) - removal of deadwood; removal of basal and epicormic growth up to a height of approximately 5m; removal and shortening of lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 3m, Holly (E) - maintenance pruning to limit the height by reducing it by up to 1m and to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 1m, Cypress hedge (F) - maintenance pruning to limit the height by reducing it by up to 1m and to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 0.75m

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • The Old Vicarage Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JN

    DM/26/01927/TCA Submitted 24 Jul 2026 200 yards away

    Section 211 notice for the following tree works: Horse Chestnut (A) - removal of deadwood; removal of basal and epicormic growth up to a height of approximately 5m; removal and shortening of lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 4m Holly (B) - removal and shortening of some lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 1m, with maintenance pruning to limit the height by reducing it by up to 1m and to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 1m Cypress (C) - removal and shortening of some lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 4m, with maintenance pruning to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of other branches by up to 1m Cypress (D) - removal and shortening of some lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 1m, with maintenance pruning to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 0.75m Weeping ash (E) - removal of deadwood; removal of basal and epicormic growth up to a height of approximately 5m; removal and shortening of lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 3m Holly (F) - removal and shortening of some lower branches to a height from the ground of approximately 2m, with maintenance pruning to limit the height by reducing it by up to 1m and to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 1m Cypress hedge (G) - maintenance pruning to limit the height by reducing it by up to 1m and to limit the spread by crown reduction through shortening of branches by up to 0.75m

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • The Laurel Building South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JU

    DRC/22/00093 Submitted 9 Mar 2022 200 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 5 (Ball stop fencing) and 6 (front boundary wall) pursuant to DM/19/03733/FPA, and condition 5 (front boundary wall) pursuant to DM/19/03734/LB

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  • The Laurel Building South Church Road Bishop Auckland DL14 7JU

    DRC/21/00113 Submitted 15 Apr 2021 200 yards away

    Discharge of condition 7 (Con Land) pursuant to permission ref: DM/19/03733/FPA

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  • Dellwood Kingsway Bishop Auckland DL14 7JN

    DM/22/03282/TPO Submitted 7 Nov 2022 200 yards away

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    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
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    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