The Birches 13 Church Street Dunnington York YO19 5PP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01230/TCA - Trees in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

Fell 2no. Silver Birch and 2no. Hawthorn trees; Reduce the canopy height of 1no. Silver Birch Tree by approximately 3.6 metres, and lateral prune; Reduce the canopy height and spread of 1no. Crab Apple by approximately 1.8 metres; Reduce the branch work of 1no. Lilac tree extending over the driveway and public footpath; Reduce the canopy of 2no. Trees to just below the first-floor guttering. Tree works in a Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Dunnington Conservation Area 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
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Dunnington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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 £275,000 in August 1996. Detached house, freehold.

2 August 1996£275,000

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

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
YO19 5PP
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Osbaldwick And Derwent
Parish
Dunnington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections from LPA
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lewis Tree Surgery York Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 40 days slower than York's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
224decided 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

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15055981
Planning Portal ref
PP-15055981
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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