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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
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/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

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

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

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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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.

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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/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

  • 14 Priory Orchard Durham DH1 4QT

    DM/24/02450/TCA Submitted 4 Sep 2024 100 yards away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • Graveyard St Margarets Crossgate Durham DH1 4PS

    DM/24/02492/TPO Submitted 4 Sep 2024 100 yards away

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    Granted Trees 5 docs

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In County Durham

  • DM/26/02453/TCA Awaiting decision

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    T1(Ash) Remove to ground level T2(Elm) Remove to ground level T3(Paperback Birch) Crown to Crown reduce in height by 1.5m and reduce sides by 0.5m

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Trees
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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees