Planning application
St Jame's Church, Greenfield Street, Holywell, CH8 7PN
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Flintshire
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4 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Z04 Objections Raised
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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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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Please see description of works & site plan