Squirrel Lodge Little Studley Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1HD

1. 4 Aug 2026

   Received by North York Moors National Park

2. 21 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North York Moors National Park took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with North York Moors National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North York Moors National Park decided tree works applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Squirrel Lodge Little Studley Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1HD

  26/04552/TPO Submitted 4 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

  Crown Lift (to 5.1 meters) 1 no Sycamore (T2) Crown Lift (to 4.1 meters) and dead wood 1 no Sycamore and 3 no Beech (T3-T6) within Tree Preservation order 28/1996.

  Decided Trees

• Park House 27 Palace Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1EZ

  26/03031/AMENDS Submitted 12 Jun 2026 250 yards away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Non-material amendment to raise the garage and ridge 600 mm to Planning Permission HGT23/01151/FUL Erection of single storey attached garage and sun room.

  Decided
  Small domestic

• 29 Palace Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1EZ

  26/00320/TCON Submitted 20 Jan 2026 250 yards away

  Works to 1 No Willow (T1) Re-pollard back to previous pruning points starting height 12m end height 6.5m in Ripon conservation area.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 29 Palace Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1EZ

  26/00320/TCON Submitted 20 Jan 2026 250 yards away

  Works to 1 No Willow (T1) Re-pollard back to previous pruning points starting height 12m end height 6.5m in Ripon conservation area.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 29 Palace Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1EZ

  26/00320/TCON Submitted 20 Jan 2026 250 yards away

  Works to 1 No Willow (T1) Re-pollard back to previous pruning points starting height 12m end height 6.5m in Ripon conservation area.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• The Red House 41 Palace Road Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1FA

  26/03920/TCON Submitted 14 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  Crown reduction (to reduce height by 3m from 15m to 12m) and Lateral reduction (by 2m from 6m to 4m) of 1 no Goat Willow (T147) and Fell 1 no Goat Willow (T154) within Ripon Conservation Area.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• ZD26/00611/TCA Awaiting decision

  Annexe West Rookery Middleton Tyas North Yorkshire DL10 6RD

  Notice of intention to cut back 6-8ft and reduce height to approx. 10ft to 2no. Holly trees

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Trees
• ZD26/00615/TCA Awaiting decision

  47 High Green Catterick Village Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 7LN

  Notice of intention to remove 1no. Cherry (Prunus) down to ground level due to roots causing issues with underground drainage

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Trees
• ZE26/00702/HN Decided

  Hartswood Lodge Scarborough Road East Knapton North Yorkshire YO17 8JA

  Removal of 86m of hedgerow

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Trees
• ZD26/00557/TCA Awaiting decision

  East End Cottage Preston Under Scar Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4AQ

  Notice of intention to reduce the overall height of 1no. tree (Silver Birch) by one third of its current height, including trunk and side branches above the height of the reduction

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/05098/TPO Granted

  Swinton Estate High Swinton Village Side Roads Swinton North Yorkshire

  Crown Lift (to 5.2m) and remove deadwood of 1 no Ash (T135) Remove Elm (1 meter from base) of 1 no Ash (T136) Remove dead wood of 1 no Lime (T137) Fell 1 no Ash (T138) Remove dead wood of 1 no Lime (T139) Remove large dead branch of 1 no Lime (T572) Make branch field side safe of 1 no Ash (T140) Crown Lift (to 5.2 meters) and remove dead lower branches on middle two trees of 4 no Lime within Tree Preservation Order 09/1994.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees