St Margarets Allotments Margery Lane Durham

This site has had 6 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• DM/24/03303/TCA Withdrawn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

1. 21 Oct 2026

   Received by County Durham

2. 23 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   County Durham took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with County Durham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year County Durham decided tree works applications in a median of 36 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• DM/26/01832/TPO Granted

  11 Castle View Chester-le-street Chester-le-Street DH3 3XA

  Cherry (T1) - crown reduce whole canopy by 1.5m, crown raise by 1m, all branch severance to be no greater than 75mm diameter, Beech (T2) - felling and removal to ground level with replacement species, Silver Birch (T3) - removal of deadwood only, Beech (T4) - crown lift lowest small diameter fine branches, removal of deadwood only (Amended Description)

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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