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Whorlton School Hall 11A Church Lane Swainby Northallerton DL6 3EA

NYM/2026/0133Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA)Approved

Approved on 16 April 2026

Council decision: No objections

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Trees in Conservation Area - Thuja, Cypress, Elder, Holly to fell; Ash, Eucalyptus, Apple, Black elder, Lilac to reduce and/or remove overhanging/encroaching branches.

Received
25 February 2026
Council
North York Moors
Ward
North Yorkshire Council (Ham), Osmotherley & Swainby Ward
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated27 Feb
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Whorlton School Hall 11A Church Lane Swainby Northallerton DL6 3EA. North York Moors has handled 155 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than North York Moors's typical decision time. The site is in the Swainby conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across North Yorkshire Council (Ham), Osmotherley & Swainby Ward. We hold 452 applications in total for the DL6 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at North York Moors were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL6 3EA
Application type
Works to Trees in Conservation Areas (CA)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Whorlton
District
North Yorkshire Council (Ham), Osmotherley & Swainby Ward

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 February 2026
Last date for comments
27 February 2026
Application expires
8 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
40 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Swainby
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former Whorlton Memorial School and Schoolmaster'S HouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: North York Moors

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: North York Moors

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