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

Decided Yorkshire Dales National Park ZG2025/0856/TCA Tree in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference ZG2025/0856/TCA

Application record

Reference
ZG2025/0856/TCA
Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Finally Disposed Of
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Decided
6 Oct 2025
Ward
Cawood And Escrick
Parish
Escrick Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
YO19 6LN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Yorkshire Dales National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • ZG2024/0995/TCA Refused

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

    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

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2025

    Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park

  2. 6 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Finally Disposed Of

  3. 14 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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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.

Nearby applications

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

    ZG2025/0856/TCA Submitted 21 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    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 Trees 4 docs

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

    ZG2025/0856/TCA Submitted 21 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    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 Trees 4 docs

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

    ZG2024/0995/TCA Submitted 18 Sep 2024 100 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 100 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 100 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

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    23/00732/FUL Submitted 11 Apr 2023 100 yards away

    Change of use and conversion of existing outbuildings to create 4no. self contained holiday let units to include external alterations and associated facilities.

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