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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

Granted County Durham DM/25/03246/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

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

As published by the council, reference DM/25/03246/TCA

Application record

Reference
DM/25/03246/TCA
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Raise No Objection
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Decided
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Elvet, Gilesgate And Shincliffe
Parish
City Of Durham
Decision by
Delegated

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  • DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn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/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. 18 Nov 2025

    Received by County Durham

  2. 22 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: DM/14/03824/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/18/01016/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/22/03828/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/23/01060/TCA (Decided)
  • Application: DM/24/00648/TCA (Decided)

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

459 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

  • RAISE NO OBJECTION TCA Decision · 23 Dec 2025
  • S211 Delegated Report · 19 Dec 2025
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 18 Nov 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 18 Nov 2025
  • ARBORICULTURAL REPORT Supporting Information · 18 Nov 2025

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What this grant of permission means

County Durham granted permission on 22 December 2025, 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 0.3 miles

  • 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/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/26/02619/TCA Decided

    Kings Head Hotel Station Road Lanchester Durham DH7 0EX

    Large previous fallen limb from a willow tree to be removed - Section 211 notice

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02520/TPO Granted

    The Vicarage 3 Parsons Lonnen Barnard Castle DL12 8ST

    T1 sycamore tree - Crown reduction 2 metres of the height and 1.5 metres of the side branches - TPO-TDC-2-2005

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02409/TPO Granted

    3 New Park Lane Crook DL15 9BA

    Reduce crown by 2-3 metres and reshape/remove all deadwood and storm damaged limbs, sever and remove Ivy (the larger of the 2 Ash trees) - TPO- CWUDC-1-1973

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02501/TPO Granted

    26 Broadwood View Shotley Bridge Consett DH8 0RY

    The proposed works comprise a crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in height and spread, together with the removal of deadwood, to two whitebeam trees located at the front of the garden adjacent to the road.

    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 29 Sep 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02572/TPO Granted

    33 Tollgate Road Hamsterley Mill Rowlands Gill NE39 1HF

    Holly tree(s) x 3 - crown reduction by 25%; Hawthorn tree reduction by 25% (TPO DER-066)

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees