Bleach Mill Farm, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale, YO18 7SD Data via plota.co.uk

WTCA/2026/00379 - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA) Live
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Apple tree (Tree 1) - topping to control height Beech? (Tree 2) - cutting back Unknown species (Tree 3) - cutting back Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Sept 2026 and 5 Oct 2026, from North York Moors's recent tree and landscaping works.

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Application forms 1

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Bleach Mill Farmhouse
List entry 1241305 · 20 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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North York Moors National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Thornton-le-Dale conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Thornton-le-Dale built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
North York Moors
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA)
Postcode
YO18 7SD
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Parish
Thornton-le-Dale CP
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. North York Moors usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 36.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00425
Committee
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Croftburn Maltongate Thornton-le-Dale North Yorkshire YO18 7SD
Trees in Conservation Area - Blackthorn, to fell
NYM/2025/0731
2024 Approved
Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
Listed Building consent for blocking up of two openings and formation of new internal ope…
NYM/2024/0701
2024 Approved
Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
use of part of outbuilding as garage/store for Brookfield
NYM/2024/0697
2023 Approved
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The tree is the Oak Tree previously subject to NYM/2020/0715/WTCA. Consistent with previo…
NYM/2023/0554
2023 Approved
Rookwood, Maltongate, Thornton-le-Dale
Listed Building consent for installation of timber doors in an internal wall
NYM/2023/0209
2022 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
non material amendment to planning approval NYM/2019/0628/FL to allow alterations to land…
NYM/2022/0696
2022 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
verification check of conditions 6, 15, 26 and 27 of planning approval NYM/2019/0628/FL
NYM/2022/0650
2022 Approved
Rookwood, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
Listed Building consent for conversion of outbuilding to dual use as either residential a…
NYM/2022/0126
2022 Approved
Rookwood, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
conversion of outbuilding to dual use as either residential annexe or holiday letting acc…
NYM/2022/0120
2022 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
verification check of conditions 12, 13, and 30 of planning approval NYM/2019/0628/FL
NYM/2022/0107
2022 Approved
Ivy Cottage, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
certificate of lawfulness for re-roofing works to Grade II Listed Building
NYM/2022/0099
2022 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
verification check of conditions 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 27 and 29 of planning approval NYM/…
NYM/2022/0013
2021 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
verification check of condition 15 and 20 of planning approval NYM/2019/0628/FL
NYM/2021/0854/CVC
2021 Approved
land to the rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
non material amendment to planning approval NYM/2019/0628/FL to allow enlarged replacemen…
NYM/2021/0644/NM
2019 Approved
land to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
construction of 2 no. single storey dwellings with associated access, parking and amenity…
NYM/2019/0628/FL
2020 Approved
1 Brookfield Gardens Thornton le Dale Pickering YO18 7SU
Oak Tree - lateral crown reduction up to a maximum of 2m.
NYM/2020/0715/WTCA
2020 Approved
Garage to rear of Brookfield, Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
Listed Building consent for alterations to internal layout and front elevation
NYM/2020/0406/LB
2016 Withdrawn
Oak Tree Barn 1 Brookfield Gardens Thornton-Le-Dale Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7SU
T1 Oak - To reduce lateral growth only by a maximum of 1 metre, no height reduction.
16/01696/CAT
2016 Withdrawn
Oak Tree Barn 1 Brookfield Gardens Thornton-Le-Dale Pickering North Yorkshire YO18 7SU
T1 Oak - To reduce lateral growth only by a maximum of 1 metre, no height reduction.
16/01696/CAT
2019 Approved
Westbourne, Roxby Road, Thornton le Dale
construction of replacement garage/utility room
NYM/2019/0698/FL
2018 Approved
Chestnut Avenue and Maltongate, Thornton le Dale
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2017 Approved
Old Maltongate Farm, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
alterations and construction of extensions following demolition of existing lean-to/car p…
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2017 Approved
Rookwood, Maltongate, Thornton-le-Dale
Listed Building consent for repositioning and widening of internal door and dry lining wo…
NYM/2017/0153/LB
2016 Approved
Low Maltongate Farm, Maltongate, Thornton Dale
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North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

North York Moors is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #85 out of 296. Only 21% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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North York Moors decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #13 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #57 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #85 of 296
21%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #20 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
20 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Change of use approved
61 decided
427
Total decisions
19 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings