Planning application
26/00332/TPO
Skipton Girls High School Gargrave Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1QL
Proposal
Removal of 4 pine trees subject to a TPO
As published by the council, reference 26/00332/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by North Yorkshire
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23 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00332/TPO Refused
Skipton Girls High School Gargrave Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1QL
Removal of 4 pine trees subject to a TPO
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26/03289/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Rockwood Close Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1UG
Works to a trees the subject of a Tree Preservation Order: T1 (Limetilia): Remove due to having fungus at the base; T2 (Limetilia): Remove due to having bracket fungus (ganoderma) at the base. (TPO No. 1 (1968) Skipton).
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26/03289/TPO Awaiting decision
5 Rockwood Close Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1UG
Works to a trees the subject of a Tree Preservation Order: T1 (Limetilia): Remove due to having fungus at the base; T2 (Limetilia): Remove due to having bracket fungus (ganoderma) at the base. (TPO No. 1 (1968) Skipton).
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26/04180/TPO Awaiting decision
8A Park Wood Close Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1QW
Works to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7.
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26/04180/TPO Awaiting decision
8A Park Wood Close Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1QW
Works to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7.
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CRAZA25/27512/TCA Granted
47 Rockwood Drive Skipton BD23 1UW
Works to trees in Skipton Conservation area T1 Birch - Remove to ground level, T2 Birch - Reduce lateral canopy (by 0.5m), T3 Birch - Reduce lateral canopy (by 0.5-1m)
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