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St Helens Church York Road Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6LN

Refused North York Moors National Park ZG2024/0995/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

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.

  • 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

    Decided 6 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2024

    Received by North York Moors National Park

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lewis Tree Surgery York Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in York

Active · incorporated 2020 · York

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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

    ZG2024/0995/TCA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    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
  • St Helens Church York Road Escrick York North Yorkshire YO19 6LN

    ZG2024/0995/TCA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    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
  • Post Office Row 5 Main Street Escrick YO19 6LG

    ZG2026/0121/TCA Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for consent to fell 1 No. Holly tree (T1) and 1 No. Juniper tree (T2) in the conservation area

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • Post Office Row 5 Main Street Escrick YO19 6LG

    ZG2026/0121/TCA Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for consent to fell 1 No. Holly tree (T1) and 1 No. Juniper tree (T2) in the conservation area

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • Post Office Row 5 Main Street Escrick YO19 6LG

    ZG2026/0121/TCA Submitted 9 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for consent to fell 1 No. Holly tree (T1) and 1 No. Juniper tree (T2) in the conservation area

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • Post Office Row 7 Main Street Escrick YO19 6LG

    ZG2025/0874/DOC Submitted 28 Aug 2025 100 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (drainage) 4 (materials) of approval ZG2023/1110/FUL Erection of dwelling and formation of access

    Decided Conditions New dwelling 13 docs
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    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees