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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

Granted County Durham DM/22/03828/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Various tree works in a Conservation Area in Priority 1 and Priority 2 reports dated 3rd January 2023

As published by the council, reference DM/22/03828/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/22/03828/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
3 Jan 2023
Validated
4 Jan 2023
Decided
13 Feb 2023
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
TPO/S211 (No objection)

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/00383/TCA Granted

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    Apple (T216, 30) - pollard. Sycamore (T232, 83c) - thin by 20 percent and crown raise lower limbs. Cherry (T258, 63b) - thin. Alder (T254, 63a) - crown reduce by max of 1m and prune sides to shape by max of 1m and lightly thin by 10 percent.

    Decided 26 Mar 2026 Trees
  • DM/25/03246/TCA Granted

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    970 - Mixed Broadleaves - Sever Ivy at the base of 3 X mature Ash trees 969 - Ash - Remove the crown, leaving the stem as a standing monolith at 4m

    Decided 22 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jan 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 4 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 13 February 2023, 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

Within 500 metres

  • St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    DM/25/03246/TCA Submitted 18 Nov 2025 0m away

    970 - Mixed Broadleaves - Sever Ivy at the base of 3 X mature Ash trees 969 - Ash - Remove the crown, leaving the stem as a standing monolith at 4m

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    DM/26/00383/TCA Submitted 17 Feb 2026 0m away

    Apple (T216, 30) - pollard. Sycamore (T232, 83c) - thin by 20 percent and crown raise lower limbs. Cherry (T258, 63b) - thin. Alder (T254, 63a) - crown reduce by max of 1m and prune sides to shape by max of 1m and lightly thin by 10 percent.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Portland House South Street Durham DH1 4QP

    DM/24/02595/TCA Submitted 19 Sep 2024 103m away

    Ash - Fell due to ash dieback (South-Western boundary adjacent to Trinity Hall)

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 14 Priory Orchard Durham DH1 4QT

    DM/24/02450/TCA Submitted 4 Sep 2024 109m away

    Remove deadwood (>35mm diameter), crown lift to 2.5m over footpath, 5m over road and 4m over garden to 1no. Sycamore tree (R072913002)

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Graveyard St Margarets Crossgate Durham DH1 4PS

    DM/24/02492/TPO Submitted 4 Sep 2024 114m away

    Ash (R072914001) Remove visible deadwood as required, pruning back to sound wood or appropriate branch junction/s only. No other works not specified herein are permitted. (amended description)

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 5 Palatine View Durham DH1 4QQ

    DM/21/01645/CEU Submitted 6 May 2021 137m away

    Certificate of lawful use application to demonstrate the dwelling has been occupied as a C4 house in multiple occupation since before September 2016 to the current time.

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
    Domestic

In County Durham

  • DM/26/02346/TCA Awaiting decision

    Devonshire House Nursing Home 10 - 11 Front Street West Auckland Bishop Auckland DL14 9HW

    1. Birch - reduce and reshape 2-2.5m

    4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02323/TCA Awaiting decision

    10 Ramside Park Carrville Durham DH1 1NS

    T1, T2, and T3. Sycamore - fell T4. Paper Birch - Crown reduction by a maximum of 2m in vertical height and 1.5m in lateral spread. Crown thin by 15% to remove dead, diseased, and crossing branches T5. Sycamore - fell

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02322/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham University Palace Green Durham DH1 3RL

    T1. Conifer - fell

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02316/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 The Larches Town Head Middleton-in-teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0SB

    T1 Sycamore (TPO Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 1.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads - TPO-TDC-2-2009 T2 Sycamore (TCA Tree) - Crown reduction of approximately 2.5m to upper crown and lateral spreads. - Section 211 notice.

    2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02314/TPO Awaiting decision

    9 Loweswater Avenue Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH2 3HJ

    T1 (Tag No: 501) Goat Willow - Reduce overhang off fence line by 1.5 metres (no branches bigger than 50mm in diameter). T2 (Tag No:502) Elm - Reduce overhang off fence line by 2metres (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T3 (Tag No:503) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T4 (Tag No: 504) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T5 (Tag No: 505) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T6 (Tag No: 506) Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches off fence by 1 metre (none bigger than 75mm in diameter). T7 (Tag No: 507) Oak - Shorten 2no limbs by3.5 metres off fence (100mm diameter) T8 (Tag No: 508) Elm - Remove branch from base of tree 110mm in diameter. Reduce 2no branches off fence line by 3 metres.

    2 Sep 2026 Trees