Planning application
Rockingham House St Maurices Road York YO31 7JA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remedial pruning of 2no. Sugar Maples including crown lifting, removal of epicormic growth from stem and up to 2.4m crown reduction - tree in a conservation area
As published by the council, reference 25/01888/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01888/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections from LPA
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Guildhall
- Parish
- Guildhall Planning Panel
- Postcode
- YO31 7JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the York register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/01250/TCA Granted
Rockingham House St Maurices Road York YO31 7JA
T1&2. Sugar Maple Trees - Crown clean, Crown thin by up to 20% and crown lift to 3.6 meters above ground level. Lateral prune canopies to clear buildings by up to 3 meters - tree works in a conservation area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by York
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objections from LPA
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
170 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 90% granted
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York granted permission on 23 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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