Tranmire, High Street, Lastingham, YO62 6TQ Data via plota.co.uk

WTCA/2026/00381 - Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA) Approved

Proposal

Spruce trees x 8, to remove Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 10

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.
Lastingham 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 ↗
Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Chad's Well, Grade II, 48 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
Special protection area 316 m away: North York Moors
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 316 m away: Biller Howe Dale SSSI; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 4

Last sold for £685,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

21 December 2020£685,000One of 2 sales recorded that day
21 December 2020£10,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
17 March 2005£375,000
6 March 2001£225,000

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

Building

Floor area311 m² (3,348 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

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

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA)
Postcode
YO62 6TQ
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Parish
Lastingham CP
Decision
No objections
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 25 days slower than North York Moors's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
6%go to committee

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
EC/2026/00428
Committee
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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

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.