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Queen Ethelburgas College Thorpe Green Lane Thorpe Underwood North Yorkshire YO26 9SS

Refused North York Moors National Park 26/01287/TPO Protected Tree Works application

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lateral reduction of 1 no. Oak tree (T43) shown as (T001 on plan submitted with application) by 0.5 -1 metre of Tree Preservation Order 23/1996.

As published by the council, reference 26/01287/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01287/TPO
Type
Protected Tree Works application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
6 May 2026
Ward
Ouseburn
Parish
Thorpe Underwoods
Decision by
Chief Planner
Postcode
YO26 9SS

Site history

Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03231/TPO Granted

    Queen Ethelburgas College Thorpe Green Lane Thorpe Underwood North Yorkshire YO26 9SS

    Felling of 2 ash trees (G100), felling of Common Beech (T014) and felling of 3 no. Scots Pine (T015, T127, T128) under TPO 23/1996

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 25/02883/ADV Granted

    Queen Ethelburgas College Thorpe Green Lane Thorpe Underwood North Yorkshire YO26 9SS

    Display of external non-illuminated 2 totem pole signs directing people to the training academy on campus (Retrospective)

    Decided 26 Sep 2025 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by North York Moors National Park

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Yorkshire Tree Surgeons LTD Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in York

Active · incorporated 2010 · York

29 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 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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