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
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.
As published by the council, reference DM/26/00383/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- DM/26/00383/TCA
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise No Objection
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- 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.
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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/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DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn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/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
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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 Feb 2026
Received by County Durham
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- RAISE NO OBJECTION TCA
- S211
- TREE MAP
- APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)
- TREE LOG - FEBRUARY 2026
- TREE LOG - VERSION 3
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
County Durham granted permission on 26 March 2026, 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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