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25/03752/TPO

Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

Refused Yorkshire Dales National Park Protected Tree Works application

Proposal

Works to 5no. Silver Birch (T1- T5) within Tree Preservation Order 40/2018 G1. Remove surface roots through lifting and re-instating paving (T1-T5) and Crown Reduce by 1-1.5m (T2-T5)

As published by the council, reference 25/03752/TPO

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2025

    Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 3 Aug 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.

More on trees applications in our guide

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  • 25/03752/TPO Refused

    Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    Works to 5no. Silver Birch (T1- T5) within Tree Preservation Order 40/2018 G1. Remove surface roots through lifting and re-instating paving (T1-T5) and Crown Reduce by 1-1.5m (T2-T5)

    28 Oct 2025 0m away Trees
  • 26/02653/TPO Awaiting decision

    Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    Fell 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T5 on submitted plan) and crown reduction of 4 no. Himalayan Birch trees (T1-T4 on submitted plan) by 2 metres plus root trimming, of Tree Preservation Order 40/2018 (G1).

    27 May 2026 10m away Trees
  • 26/02653/TPO Awaiting decision

    Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    Fell 1 no. Silver Birch tree (T5 on submitted plan) and crown reduction of 4 no. Himalayan Birch trees (T1-T4 on submitted plan) by 2 metres plus root trimming, of Tree Preservation Order 40/2018 (G1).

    27 May 2026 10m away Trees
  • 25/03751/TCON Decided

    Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    Crown reduction (by 1-1.5m ) of 1no. Rowan (T6) and Crown reduction (by 1.5-2m) of 1no. Whitebeam (T7) in Ripon conservation area.

    28 Oct 2025 28m away Trees
  • 25/03751/TCON Decided

    Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    Crown reduction (by 1-1.5m ) of 1no. Rowan (T6) and Crown reduction (by 1.5-2m) of 1no. Whitebeam (T7) in Ripon conservation area.

    28 Oct 2025 28m away Trees
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    8 Jun 2026 Trees
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  • ZE26/00349/TPO Granted

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    2 metre lateral reduction away from the western elevation only to 1no. copper beech tree (T1), within TPO 166/1991

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