Planning application
2 Esplanade Court St Marys Walk Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 0LW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Felling of 1 no. Sorbus tree (T1) of Tree Preservation Order 07/2009 T1.
As published by the council, reference 25/02506/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02506/TPO
- Type
- Protected Tree Works application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
- Parish
- Harrogate
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
- Postcode
- HG2 0LW
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02505/TCON Granted
2 Esplanade Court St Marys Walk Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 0LW
Crown lift (by 4m) of 1no. London Plane (T2) within Harrogate Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2025
Received by North York Moors National Park
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1 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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3 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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English Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North York Moors National Park granted permission on 1 September 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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2 Esplanade Court St Marys Walk Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 0LW
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2 Esplanade Court St Marys Walk Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 0LW
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