Planning application
Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of hedgerow notice for removal of 50 metres of hedgerow
As published by the council, reference ZG2025/1080/HDG
Application record
- Reference
- ZG2025/1080/HDG
- Type
- Hedgerow removals
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Camblesforth And Carlton
- Parish
- Long Drax Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- YO8 8PH
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Yorkshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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ZG2025/1247/SCN Decided
Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
EIA Screening Opinion in relation to the erection of a data centre (Use Class B8) with ancillary office space, external plant, site access, parking, cabling, landscaping and associated works
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ZG2025/1081/HDG Granted
Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Removal of hedgerow notice for removal of 50 metres of hedgerow
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ZG2025/1011/HDG Granted
Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Removal of hedgerow notice for removal of 50 metres of hedgerow
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ZG2025/1003/HDG Granted
Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Removal of hedgerow notice for removal of 170 metres of hedgerow
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by North Yorkshire
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Balfour Beatty Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1945 · London
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 100% granted
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Yorkshire granted permission on 2 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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Drax Power Station New Road Drax Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8PH
Removal of hedgerow notice for removal of 170 metres of hedgerow
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