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25/02002/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Up to 3m crown reduction (as per annotated photo), shape and removal of epicormic growth up to 5m of 1no. Lime protected by Tree Preservation Order CYC 44 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
29 Jan 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the York built-up area; Green belt 54 m away: York.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Micklegate
Parish
Micklegate Planning Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objections from LPA subject to Conds
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 20 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001936 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Yorkshire Tree Surgeons LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 58 days slower than York's median of 56 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
409decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by York in the last twelve months, from validation. York decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14388464
Planning Portal ref
PP-14388464
Statutory expiry
2 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

York ranks #156 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
York decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #156 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #168 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
104 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
68 decided
1,278
Total decisions
224 refused in the year to March 2026

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