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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

Granted County Durham DM/23/01060/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

Proposed works to trees in a Conservation Area as outlined in Priority Trees 1, Priority Trees 2 dated 17th April 2023

As published by the council, reference DM/23/01060/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/23/01060/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
17 Apr 2023
Validated
17 Apr 2023
Decided
18 May 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 6 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • DM/26/02826/TCA Awaiting decision

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    Ash X 3 - Fell 3 X Semi Muture trees with Class 4 Ash Dieback (50% deadwood in crown)

    Submitted 21 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 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
  • DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    Monolith 1No Ash Tree (T969) to 4m plus Felling and Removal of 4No Ash Trees (T970)

    Decided 17 Nov 2025 Trees
  • DM/22/03828/TCA Granted

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

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

    Decided 13 Feb 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2023

    Received by County Durham

  2. 18 May 2023

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 18 May 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

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  • St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    DM/22/03828/TCA Submitted 3 Jan 2023 50 yards away

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

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    DM/25/03246/TCA Submitted 18 Nov 2025 50 yards 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 50 yards 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
  • St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

    DM/24/03303/TCA Submitted 5 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    Monolith 1No Ash Tree (T969) to 4m plus Felling and Removal of 4No Ash Trees (T970)

    Withdrawn Trees 3 docs
  • Portland House South Street Durham DH1 4QP

    DM/24/02595/TCA Submitted 19 Sep 2024 100 yards 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 100 yards 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

In County Durham

  • DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

    11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

    Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02546/TCA Decided

    Walkway The Riverwalk Millburngate Durham DH1 4SL

    Lime x8 - pollard to previously reduced points leaving stems at 7m. (amended proposal)

    Received 22 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02319/TPO Granted

    5 Almoners Barn Durham DH1 3TZ

    Works to protected trees (PN1-319) as outlined in the 'Health and Condition Tree Report' dated 2nd September 2026

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02412/TPO Granted

    Brooklands 23A North Lodge Chester-le-Street DH3 4BA

    T1- sycamore - fell close to ground level as possible and T2 - birch - fell close to ground level

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02523/TCA Decided

    Travel Lodge Station Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 1LJ

    15 self set whitebeam trees that need to be cut down to ground level as they are completely blocking the windows on the rear of the building

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees