St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJ
Proposal
Various Tree Works
- Received
- 9 June 2026
- Decision due
- 22 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Durham County Council
- Ward
- Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived9 Jun
- ValidatedValidated10 Jun
- Consult.Consultation2 Jul
- TargetTarget Date22 Jul
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJ. Durham has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Durham City conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe. We hold 1,244 applications in total for the DH1 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- DH1 3RJ
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- City Of Durham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 11 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 2 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- Olivers Tree Services Unit 3 Langley Park Industrial Estate Witton Gilbert DH7 6TX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14998841
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Durham City
- 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20268 Apr
Internal re-configuration of a small ground floor area, used as student accommodation, to form 3 new en-suite…
PendingListed building consentDM/26/00883/LB - 20261 Apr
The proposal involves the reuse of the existing store and WC to create a mixed-use WC and an accessible WC.
PendingListed building consentDM/26/00845/LB - 202512 Nov
Replacement of 11no. flush casement windows to the north east and south east elevations with 11no. flush…
ApprovedListed building consentDM/25/03191/LB
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Nearby applications
- St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey Durham DH1 3RJDM/26/00845/LB · HeritageAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- Linton House St Johns College 1 - 7 South Bailey DurhamDM/24/03440/LB · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 2 The College Durham DH1 3EQDM/26/00768/LB · HeritageAwaiting decision0.0 mi
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Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 13.8 miNewcastle Upon TyneRICS Regulated
- 14.1 miRoyal QuaysRTPI
- 14.1 miNewcastle upon TyneRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for tree surgery near this site- Michael Smith Electrical Services LtdElectrician0.9 mi
- ElectricallawsElectrician1.1 mi
- Blackwood Heating LtdAir Source Heat PumpGround Source Heat Pump1.4 mi
- Clyde Net Zero LimitedInternal Wall InsulationCavity Wall Internal Insulation1.4 mi
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