Planning application
Blacksmiths Cottage 53 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Felling of 2 No Ash Trees (T1) and (T2) within Spofforth Convservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 26/07415/TCON
Application record
- Reference
- 26/07415/TCON
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 29 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- HG3 1AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2026
Received by North Yorkshire
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12 Nov 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Yorkshire took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Yorkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Yorkshire decided tree works applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Castle Holt 55 Follifoot Lane Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
Fell 1 no Plum tree (T2), crown lift by 3 metres and lateral reduction by 1.5 metres of 1 no Yew tree (T1) within Spofforth and Stockeld Conservation Area.
Granted Trees -
The Old Smithy 43 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
T1(Laburnum) - Fell, poor health and has lost trunks in the past onto the road, not safe to leave up.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Castle Holt 55 Follifoot Lane Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
Fell 1 no Plum tree (T2), crown lift by 3 metres and lateral reduction by 1.5 metres of 1 no Yew tree (T1) within Spofforth and Stockeld Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Old Smithy 43 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
T1(Laburnum) - Fell, poor health and has lost trunks in the past onto the road, not safe to leave up.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Dale Cottage 45 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
Felling of 1no. Holly within Spofforth Conservation Area
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Old Smithy 43 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AR
T1(Laburnum) - Fell, poor health and has lost trunks in the past onto the road, not safe to leave up.
Granted Trees 5 docs
Other tree works applications
In North Yorkshire
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26/06643/TCON Decided
Land To The North Of The Falcon Public House Chapel Street Tadcaster LS24 9AR
Felling of 2 mature sycamore trees that are too big for their location. This will enable the planting of replacement new trees (12 apple and pear trees) that can be pruned to keep them within an appropriate size for the location.
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26/06617/TCON Decided
6 Main Street Great Ouseburn North Yorkshire YO26 9TF
Crown Lift (to 3m) 1 no Norway Maple (MS2) Lateral Reduction (by 2m) on lower branch of 1 no Crab Apple (MS3) Fell 1 no Crab Apple (MS5) Remove dead branches of 1 no Wild Cherry (MS7) Remove lowest branch of 1 no Wild Cherry (MS12) Remove branches of 1 no Whitebeam (MS13) within Harrogate Conservation Area.
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26/06044/TCON Decided
Silver Tree House Burneston Village Burneston North Yorkshire DL8 2HT
Fell a single tree, a Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra) as the tree has now become too large for the space it is in.
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26/07417/TPO Awaiting decision
Spinney Cottage 2A Wayside Crescent Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8NJ
Crown Lift to provide a minimum vertical clearance of 5.5m above the public highway and removing deadwood in the canopy of 1.No Silver Birch Tree (T1). Prune selected branches to achieve approximately 0.5 m clearance from adjacent telephone lines and remove deadwood in the canopy of 1.No Copper Beech Tree (2) within Tree Preservation Order 99/00013/TPORDR
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26/07418/TCON Awaiting decision
1 Park Chase Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 5AL
Re-pollarding back to their established previous pollard heads, removing approximately 1.5 m of regrowth from the overall canopies of 3 No Lime Trees (T1) (T2) (T3) Re-pollarding by approximately 2 m of regrowth from the overall canopy of 1 No Ornamental Plum Tree (T4) within Harrogate Conservation Area.