Planning application
Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown lift (to 5.5m above road) of 1 no Poplar (T1) within Ripon Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/04082/TCON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/04082/TCON
- Type
- Tree works in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ripon Ure Bank & Spa
- Parish
- Ripon
- Decision by
- Officer
- Postcode
- HG4 2PZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the North York Moors National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04293/TPO Awaiting decision
Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
Remove decayed central stem down to trunk of 1 no Willow (T2) within Tree preservation order 01/1978
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HGTZC24/02038/TCON Granted
Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
G1 - 8no. Linear Group of Norway Maple's - reduce in height by 3 meters back to previous pruning levels (circa 6 meters). T2 Hornbeam - reduce height by 4 meters as per previous pruning points ( to 5 meters) and reshape. T3 Poplar - reduce lateral branch spread on southern canopy by 2 meters away from property and BT wire (retaining 6 meters radial canopy spread), within Ripon Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by North York Moors National Park
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
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 13 August 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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Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
G1 - 8no. Linear Group of Norway Maple's - reduce in height by 3 meters back to previous pruning levels (circa 6 meters). T2 Hornbeam - reduce height by 4 meters as per previous pruning points ( to 5 meters) and reshape. T3 Poplar - reduce lateral branch spread on southern canopy by 2 meters away from property and BT wire (retaining 6 meters radial canopy spread), within Ripon Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
Crown lift (to 5.5m above road) of 1 no Poplar (T1) within Ripon Conservation Area.
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Wentworth Grange 17 Borrage Lane Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 2PZ
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Remove decayed central stem down to trunk of 1 no Willow (T2) within Tree preservation order 01/1978
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Crown lift (to 5.5m above road) of 1 no Poplar (T1) within Ripon Conservation Area.
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