Planning application
St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham
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.
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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)
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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.
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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
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DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn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)
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2023
Received by County Durham
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18 May 2023
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham
Various tree works in a Conservation Area in Priority 1 and Priority 2 reports dated 3rd January 2023
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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
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.
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Monolith 1No Ash Tree (T969) to 4m plus Felling and Removal of 4No Ash Trees (T970)
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