Planning application
St Helens Church York Road Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6LN
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Reduce height by approximately 2.4 metres, lateral prune to formalise and contain growth, remove dead and dysfunctional material over 30 mm and crown lift to 3 metres to 1 No Lime Tree (T1) in the conservation area
As published by the council, reference ZG2024/0995/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- ZG2024/0995/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 29 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Cawood And Escrick
- Parish
- Escrick Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- YO19 6LN
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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ZG2025/0856/TCA Decided
St Helens Church York Road Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6LN
Application for consent to stem clean 2No Oak trees (0620 & 0621), remove failing limb to north west and steam clean to main union to 1No Oak tree (0611), remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 3m above ground level to 1No Lime tree (0613), remove included branches over the road, crown lift to 5.3m over the highway and remove lower limbs extending over the grave stones to 1No Sycamore tree (0616), remove branch work over and on neighbouring property's roof to 3No Silver Birch trees (0623, 0624 & 0625), remove branch work from neighbouring roof to 1No Sycamore tree (0631), remove epicormic growth from 1No Sycamore tree (0634) and stem clean to first union and crown lift to 5m above ground level over the car park to 1No Lime tree (0636) in the conservation area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2024
Received by North York Moors National Park
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29 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Refused
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3 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Lewis Tree Surgery York Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in York
Active · incorporated 2020 · York
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North York Moors National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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 Helens Church York Road Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6LN
Reduce height by approximately 2.4 metres, lateral prune to formalise and contain growth, remove dead and dysfunctional material over 30 mm and crown lift to 3 metres to 1 No Lime Tree (T1) in the conservation area
Refused Trees 10 docs -
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Reduce height by approximately 2.4 metres, lateral prune to formalise and contain growth, remove dead and dysfunctional material over 30 mm and crown lift to 3 metres to 1 No Lime Tree (T1) in the conservation area
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