St Michaels Church Church Street Bishop Middleham
Approved on 17 November 2022
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionTPO/S211 (No objection)
Proposal
1. Fell and remove Ash tree no30 2. Prune large dead limbs from Ash tree no 5 3. Adjust bracing on Ash tree no 20 4. Remove branch on Cherry tree no 32
- Received
- 17 October 2022
- Decision level
- TPO/S211 (No objection)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Bishop Middleham And Cornforth (Historic)
- ReceivedReceived17 Oct
- ValidatedValidated17 Oct
- Consult.Consultation14 Nov
- TargetTarget Date28 Nov
- DecidedDecided17 Nov
Decided in 31 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Michaels Church Church Street Bishop Middleham. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 31 days, 4 weeks quicker than Durham's typical decision time. The site is in the Bishop Middleham conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address.
90% of trees applications at Durham County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bishop Middleham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 October 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 14 November 2022
- Consultation start
- 24 October 2022
- Consultation end
- 14 November 2022
- Target decision date
- 28 November 2022
- Decision issued
- 18 November 2022
- Permission expires
- 18 November 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11623261
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Bishop Middleham
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202310 Jul
Remove deadwood to Weeping Ash (T5), fell Cherry (T16), remove deadwood and hanging branches to 2no…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/23/02036/TCA - 201922 Jul
Felling of 1 no. Horse Chestnut tree
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/19/02477/TCA - 201921 Jun
15-20% crown reduction of 1 no. Cherry tree
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/19/01983/TCA - 20166 Jan
Removal of deadwood from ash (T1); removal of elder (T2); 25% reduction and removal of deadwood of horse…
ApprovedTrees in a Conservation AreaDM/16/00053/TCA
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