Botland House Main Street Heslington York YO10 5EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01765/TCA - Trees in Conservation Areas Awaiting decision

Proposal

Up to 1.5m crown reduction of 1no. Magnolia in rear garden - tree in a conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Nov 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from York's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

Green belt: York
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Heslington 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
HMO · Heslington Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Leeds). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Heslington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

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Important details

Council
York
Application type
Trees in Conservation Areas
Postcode
YO10 5EG
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Fulford And Heslington
Parish
Heslington Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. York usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 50.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
192decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15257169
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 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

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