Planning application
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lateral reduction to 3no. Horse Chestnut Tress of tree preservation orders 03/1997 T5,T7 and T8.
As published by the council, reference 25/02786/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02786/TPO
- Type
- Protected Tree Works application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Coppice Valley & Duchy
- Parish
- Harrogate
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01284/TPO Granted
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Lateral reduction to 2 No. Copper Beech (T1 and T2) of tree preservation order 37/1998 by no more than 1m and laterally reduce them over the car park by 1-2m and crown lift to 5m over the car park in case of vehicular access. Fell 1 No. Cypress (T17) and 1 No. Ash (T19) of tree preservation order 3/1997 due to decline in both trees health and the risk of dropping branches on cars or people in both the car park and on Cornwall Road.
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25/02781/TCON Decided
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Fell 1no. Hornbeam Fastigiata (T1816) so as to allow adjacent trees to develop. Reduce northern canopy of 1no. Goat Willow (T1817) by 2.5m. Both trees lie within Harrogate Conservation Area
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25/01963/PCBSR Granted
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Conversion of Windsor House from offices to 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) split over the existing seven floors of office accommodation including ancillary uses to the residential dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by North York Moors National Park
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22 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North York Moors National Park granted permission on 22 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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Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Lateral reduction to 3no. Horse Chestnut Tress of tree preservation orders 03/1997 T5,T7 and T8.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Conversion of Windsor House from offices to 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) split over the existing seven floors of office accommodation including ancillary uses to the residential dwellings.
Granted 57 docs -
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Conversion of Windsor House from offices to 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) split over the existing seven floors of office accommodation including ancillary uses to the residential dwellings.
Granted 57 docs -
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Conversion of Windsor House from offices to 84 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) split over the existing seven floors of office accommodation including ancillary uses to the residential dwellings.
Granted 57 docs -
Windsor House Cornwall Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Lateral reduction to 2 No. Copper Beech (T1 and T2) of tree preservation order 37/1998 by no more than 1m and laterally reduce them over the car park by 1-2m and crown lift to 5m over the car park in case of vehicular access. Fell 1 No. Cypress (T17) and 1 No. Ash (T19) of tree preservation order 3/1997 due to decline in both trees health and the risk of dropping branches on cars or people in both the car park and on Cornwall Road.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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