The Hall West End Middleham Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4QQ Data via plota.co.uk

ZD26/00022/TCA - Trees in Conservation Areas Refused

Proposal

Notice of intention to carry out works to 18no. trees (labelled A, B and 1-16 - mixture of Sycamore, Beech and Lime) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Refused
12 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Middleham 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument 198 m away: Middleham Castle: twelfth century tower, keep, castle and fourteenth century concentric castle.; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Middleham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £749,009 in November 2020. Other property, freehold.

9 November 2020£749,009Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area362 m² (3,897 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
DL8 4QQ
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Leyburn & Middleham
Parish
Middleham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days slower than Richmondshire's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 12% of tree and landscaping works here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
49decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.