Planning application
The Cottage 19A Back Lane Sowerby Thirsk North Yorkshire YO7 1NQ
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area. - Norway spruce, weeping willow, lime and monkey puzzle tree.
As published by the council, reference ZB25/01598/CAT
Application record
- Reference
- ZB25/01598/CAT
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision (TPO)
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sowerby & Topcliffe
- Parish
- Sowerby
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- YO7 1NQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park
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10 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Split Decision (TPO)
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Yorkshire Dales National Park has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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