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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

Withdrawn County Durham DM/24/03303/TCA Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DM/24/03303/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/24/03303/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Withdrawn As published: Application Withdrawn
Received
5 Dec 2024
Validated
6 Dec 2024
Decided
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Elvet And Gilesgate (Historic)
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the County Durham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 4 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
  • DM/23/01060/TCA Granted

    St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

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

    Decided 18 May 2023 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. 5 Dec 2024

    Received by County Durham

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Application Withdrawn

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Olivers Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ferryhill

Active · incorporated 2002 · Ferryhill

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The applicant withdrew this application before County Durham decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. 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/23/01060/TCA Submitted 17 Apr 2023 50 yards away

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

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • 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

  • 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

  • Portland House South Street Durham DH1 4QP

    DM/22/00924/TPO Submitted 28 Mar 2022 150 yards away

    Felling of holly tree (TPO/0005/2015)

    Granted Trees 15 docs

In County Durham

  • 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
  • DM/26/02625/TCA Decided

    19 Nevilledale Terrace Durham DH1 4QG

    T1 Apple - re-pollard back to established main framework to allow entangled rose shrub to be removed from the crown

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Trees