1 Oak Tree Close Strensall York YO32 5TE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01580/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outer crown reduction by 20% to 1no. Oak tree protected by Tree Preservation Order no. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026, from York's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 17 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Special area of conservation 41 m away: Strensall Common
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.
SSSI 41 m away: Strensall Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Strensall built-up area; Green belt 38 m away: York; Priority habitat 42 m away: Lowland heathland; Open access land 42 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
YO32 5TE
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Strensall
Parish
Strensall With Towthorpe Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laycock Tree Experts

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. York usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 43.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
152decided 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

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186134
Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 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