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St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

Granted County Durham DM/26/00383/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

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.

  • 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/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  • DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn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. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by County Durham

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 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 Decision · 27 Mar 2026
  • S211 Delegated Report · 19 Mar 2026
  • TREE MAP Drawing · 26 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED) Application Form · 17 Feb 2026
  • TREE LOG - FEBRUARY 2026 Supporting Information · 17 Feb 2026
  • TREE LOG - VERSION 3 Supporting Information · 17 Feb 2026

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What 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.

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/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/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/26/02956/TCA Awaiting decision

    Durham Sixth Form Centre The Sands Durham DH1 1SG

    Cherry - fell as close to current ground level as practical, Poplar - remove broken/hanging limb

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02559/TCA Decided

    1 Parklands Court Castle Eden Hartlepool TS27 4TQ

    Fell Sycamore tree to rear

    Received 23 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02943/TCA Awaiting decision

    The Hotts Hotts Lane Ireshopeburn Bishop Auckland DL13 1HB

    T1 Sycamore - 2 metre crown reduction. T2 Alder - Pollard due to declining crown. T3 Sycamore - Shorten long heavy branch over building by up to 4 metres. - Section 211 notice

    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • DM/26/02941/TCA Awaiting decision

    1 Greenfields Cotherstone Barnard Castle DL12 9PX

    T1 - Silver Birch - crown reduction of up to, but not exceeding, 2 metres. - Section 211 notice

    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Trees
  • 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