Planning application
Grosvenor Court Duchy Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prune back by 2 metres of 1 no. Turkey Oak tree (5189 on plan), crown raise 2.4 metres to nearest suitable growth point of 1 no. Silver Birch tree (5210 on plan), crown reduction of 1-1.5 metres of 1 no. Black Locust tree (5209 on plan), crown raise of 3 metres of 1 no. Silver Birch tree (5206 on plan), remove first order branch of 1 no. Silver Birch tree (5207) on plan, within Harrogate Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/01169/TCON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01169/TCON
- Type
- Tree works in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Coppice Valley & Duchy
- Parish
- Harrogate
- Decision by
- Officer
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01765/TPO Split decision
Grosvenor Court Duchy Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Crown clean of 1 no. Sycamore tree (T9), Removal of deadwood and defective branches of 1 no. Sycamore (T8), Pollard at 11 metres of 1 no. Large leaved Lime tree (T1) of Tree Preservation Order 26/1996. Monolith by 5 metres of 1 no. Turkey Oak tree (T1) of Tree Preservation Order 68/2022. Prune back by 2 metres of 1 no. Norway Maple tree (T1), (listed as Sycamore on TPO) of Tree Preservation Order 25/1998.
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25/03787/FUL Granted
Grosvenor Court Duchy Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Replacement of all existing doors with like-for-like units.
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HGTZC24/02618/TCON Granted
Grosvenor Court Duchy Road Harrogate North Yorkshire
Monolith of 1no. Ash Tree within Harrogate Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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15 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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North York Moors National Park granted permission on 7 May 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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