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Black House Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB

Granted North York Moors National Park 25/01935/TCON Tree works in Conservation Areas

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to trees in Knaresborough Conservation Area. Fell 2 no. Spruce (T1) and (T2) and 1 no. Sycamore (T4). Re-pollard of 1 no. London Plane (T3) down to old pollard points (Start height 10m, End height 6m). Crown reduce (by 4m, 6m post pruning) 1 no Cypress (T5)

As published by the council, reference 25/01935/TCON

Application record

Reference
25/01935/TCON
Type
Tree works in Conservation Areas
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
Received
30 Apr 2025
Validated
2 Jun 2025
Decided
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Knaresborough West
Parish
Knaresborough
Decision by
Officer
Postcode
HG5 8JB

Site history

Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01466/TPO Withdrawn

    Black House Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB

    Crown reduce (by 4m, 6m post pruning) 1 no Cypress (T5) subject to TPO No. 01/1959 G1.

    Decided 4 Jul 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2025

    Received by North York Moors National Park

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved

  4. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North York Moors National Park granted permission on 2 July 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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