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St Jame's Church, Greenfield Street, Holywell, CH8 7PN

Decided Flintshire TCA/000094/26 Trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

There are two trees in need of felling on the church grounds both with the potential to cause damage if not cut down. The forestry officer for Flintshire County Council (Stuart Body) has advised as following: Tree 1 The yew has been dying back for several years and is not showing any signs of recovery unfortunately. This is such a shame because the tree is in a prominent and complemented the nearby buildings. There is no obvious reason why the tree has died back. However, I would suggest that the dieback could be due to Phytophthora sp. which causes the observed symptoms of decline but does not have fungal brackets or mushrooms that could confirm its presence. (The best method of confirming the disease is examining the roots and below ground parts of the trunk, which can be combined with a test using a Lateral Flow Device). The tree needs to be felled and I recommend that the church submit a conservation area notification to the Local Planning Authority to this effect. Tree 2 The mature twin stemmed ash on the eastern boundary of the church adjacent to the Castle Mound has ash dieback which is now in its latter stages. I would recommend submitting a conservation area notification to fell the tree.

As published by the council, reference TCA/000094/26

Application record

Reference
TCA/000094/26
Type
Trees in Conservation Area
Status
Notice of Decision Issued
Decision
Z04 Objections Raised
Received
3 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Decided
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Flintshire Ward Holywell Central
Parish
Flintshire Community Holywell Town Council
Decision by
DEL Delegated - Officer
Postcode
CH8 7PN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Received by Flintshire

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Z04 Objections Raised

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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After the decision

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About tree works applications

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