20 Weddall Close York YO24 1EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01203/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Crown clean 1no. Italian Alder tree to remove crossing and rubbing limbs; Reduce crown of 1no. Silver Birch by 1.5 metres vertically. Works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order no. 9. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Local nature reserve 239 m away: Hob Moor
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
Conservation area 82 m away: Tadcaster Road Conservation Area; Inside the York built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 2

Last sold for £49,750 in November 1999. Semi-detached house, freehold.

25 November 1999£49,750
9 April 1998£42,500

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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
YO24 1EG
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Dringhouses And Woodthorpe
Parish
Dringhouses/Woodthorpe Planning Panel
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections from LPA subject to Conds
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Fella

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 23 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 supporting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
York
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#213 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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