Planning application
Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Crown reduction (by 3m) of 1 No. Beech (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
As published by the council, reference 25/03243/TCON
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03243/TCON
- Type
- Tree works in Conservation Areas
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Tree Preservation Order made
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Knaresborough West
- Parish
- Knaresborough
- Decision by
- Officer
- Postcode
- HG5 8JB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Yorkshire Dales National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/04554/TPO Granted
Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB
Lateral reduction (by 1.5m) and crown lift (by 3m) to 1no. Beech (T1) of Tree Preservation Order R55/2025 (HAR)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park
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4 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree Preservation Order made
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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Valley Cottage Spitalcroft Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8JB
Crown reduction (by 3m) of 1 No. Beech (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
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Crown reduction (by 3m) of 1 No. Beech (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
Decided Trees 4 docs -
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Felling of 1no Robinia (T1) within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
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