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St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

Granted County Durham DM/25/02366/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference DM/25/02366/TPO

Application record

Reference
DM/25/02366/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Neville's Cross
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Full Delegated
Postcode
DH1 4NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 12 applications since 2021: 11 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02289/NMA Awaiting decision

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    Non-material amendment to update the Construction Phase Plan approved upder Condition 12 of planning permission DM/24/01173/FPA, in order to take into account the construction and school traffic management proposals required to facilitate the continuation of the Phase 3 demolition and refurbishment works to take account of the extended time required to remove asbestos from the site.

    Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 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 Granted

    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

    Decided 18 Mar 2026 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/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/21/01139/TCA Granted

    St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    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

    Decided 10 May 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 20 Jul 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

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

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 16 October 2025, 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 Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/24/02146/DRC Submitted 5 Aug 2024 50 yards away

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

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/25/03469/DRC Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

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

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/26/00405/DRC Submitted 19 Feb 2026 50 yards away

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

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/25/03380/DRC Submitted 3 Dec 2025 50 yards away

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

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/24/02608/NMA Submitted 23 Sep 2024 50 yards away

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

    Granted Amendments 18 docs

  • St Leonards Catholic School North End Durham DH1 4NG

    DM/24/02042/DRC Submitted 26 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docs
    Small domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

    4 Durham Road Brancepeth Durham DH7 8DQ

    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02462/TPO Awaiting decision

    89 Highfield Rise Chester-le-Street DH3 3UY

    T1 Sycamore - Reduce and reshape by 2m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02297/TCA Decided

    Land To The South Of 7 Leazes Place Durham DH1 1RE

    Felling and removal of 7no Leylandii

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02109/TCA Granted

    Woodlands Romaldkirk Barnard Castle DL12 9EB

    T1. Wild cherry tree - remove three lower branches T2. Beech tree - remove three lower branches

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02108/TCA Granted

    Land At The North Of Wharton Park North Road Durham DH1 4RS

    Sycamore (T1) - felling and removal

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees