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

Refused North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 4 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

177 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

North Yorkshire 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.

Nearby applications

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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

    SELZG2026/0121/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

In North Yorkshire

  • 26/07092/TCON Awaiting decision

    9 Oakdale Manor Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 2NA

    Crown reduction of 2 No Conifer by 1.5m and trim lateral branches in Harrogate conservation area.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/06864/TCON Awaiting decision

    7 Constitution Hill Settle North Yorkshire BD24 9ER

    Works to a tree in Settle Conservation Area. Remove 1no. Maple tree (T1)

    Received 15 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/06863/TPO Awaiting decision

    St. Stephens Castle View Terrace Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1NT

    Works to a tree the subject of a Tree Preservation Order: T1 (Maple) - Remove. (Tree Part of G1 of TPO No. 275 (2018) Skipton).

    Received 15 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/06700/TPO Awaiting decision

    Restoration Den Main Road Hellifield North Yorkshire BD23 4HX

    Works to a tree with a Preservation Order: Prune 1no. Sycamore Tree (T12 of TPO No. 80 / 1993) Works to be carried out would be to prune back branches overhanging the workshop so the customer back extend the height of the building

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 21 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/06694/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Appleby Crescent Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9LS

    Felled 1no. Birch within Tree Preservation Order 05/2008 T33 birch.

    Received 12 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Trees