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Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB

Granted North York Moors National Park 25/04554/TPO Protected Tree Works application

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Lateral reduction (by 1.5m) and crown lift (by 3m) to 1no. Beech (T1) of Tree Preservation Order R55/2025 (HAR)

As published by the council, reference 25/04554/TPO

Application record

Reference
25/04554/TPO
Type
Protected Tree Works application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Knaresborough West
Parish
Knaresborough
Decision by
Chief Planner
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.

  • 25/03243/TCON Decided

    Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB

    Crown reduction (by 3m) of 1 No. Beech (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.

    Decided 4 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Received by North York Moors National Park

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 27 Jul 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 10 February 2026, 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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