Planning application
Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB
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 Yorkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by North Yorkshire
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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North Yorkshire 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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