Elmer Cottage Main Street Sutton On The Forest York North Yorkshire YO61 1DW Data via plota.co.uk

HAMZB26/00502/CAT - Tree works in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

Application for works to trees in a conservation area. T1 - Spruce (remove) T2 Leylandii (reduce to hedge height) T3 Cypress (remove 2 x trees) and T4 Meribelle (reduce to 6ft) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Consultation
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Orchard
List entry 1260328 · 29 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 ↗
Sutton-on-the-Forest 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 224 m away: Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton Hall; Inside the Sutton-on-the-Forest built-up area; Open access land 2 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Hambleton
Application type
Tree works in Conservation Areas
Postcode
YO61 1DW
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Huby & Tollerton
Parish
Sutton-on-the-Forest
Case officer
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Target decision
1 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Top Cut Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 8 days faster than Hambleton's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 83% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
151decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14796268
Planning Portal ref
PP-14796268
Neighbours
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
1 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.