Planning application
Mother Shiptons Cave Prophecy Lodge Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Selective pruning of the left leader (by 50%) and laterally reduce (by 1.5-2m) of 1 no. Oak tree (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 25/01253/TCON
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01253/TCON
- Type
- Tree works in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
- Received
- 14 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Knaresborough West
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Decision by
- Officer
- Postcode
- HG5 8DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Yorkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/05825/TCON Decided
Mother Shiptons Cave Prophecy Lodge Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Fell 1 no Sycamore (T1 (within W3 of TPO 01/1959 but too young to be covered by TPO)) Fell 4 no Elm (T2-T5) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
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25/02876/TPO Granted
Mother Shiptons Cave Prophecy Lodge Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Felling of group of Alder Trees (GP1) and group of Elm Trees (GP2) as they are dead.
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25/02545/TPO Granted
Mother Shiptons Cave Prophecy Lodge Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Crown Lift (to 3m above ground level) of 5no. Sycamore (T1-5 on submitted plan), 3no. Beech (T6-8 on submitted plan) and 2no. Ash (T9 & T10) within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2025
Received by North Yorkshire
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28 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
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4 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Altitude Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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North Yorkshire granted permission on 28 July 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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