The Old Vicarage, 15 Bondgate, Helmsley, YO62 5BP Data via plota.co.uk

WTCA/2026/00321 - Works to Trees subject to a Preservation Order (TPO) Approved

Proposal

TPO 2026/1 The Old Vicarage, Helmsley. Crown lift T1 Walnut to 5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 10

Tree preservation order
Grade II listed: The Old Vicarage
List entry 1295462 · 20 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Helmsley 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 ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National nature reserve 464 m away: Duncombe Park; National landscape 396 m away: Howardian Hills; SSSI 464 m away: Castle Hill Deer Park and Windy Pits SSSI; Inside the Helmsley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Application type
Works to Trees subject to a Preservation Order (TPO)
Postcode
YO62 5BP
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Parish
Helmsley CP
Decision
No objections
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 25 days faster 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/2026/00360
Committee
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
North York Moors
Planning Authority Score
8.2/10
Excellent
#21 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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