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Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

Refused Yorkshire Dales National Park 25/03752/TPO Protected Tree Works application

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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

Application record

Reference
25/03752/TPO
Type
Protected Tree Works application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Decided
10 Dec 2025
Ward
Ripon Minster & Moorside
Parish
Ripon
Decision by
Chief Planner
Postcode
HG4 1AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Yorkshire Dales National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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).

    Submitted 27 May 2026 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.

    Decided 29 Jan 2026 Trees

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

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Yorkshire Dales National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    25/03752/TPO Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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)

    Refused Trees 5 docs

  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    25/03752/TPO Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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)

    Refused Trees 5 docs

  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    26/02653/TPO Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    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).

    Refused Trees 8 docs

  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    26/02653/TPO Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~2 Aug

    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).

    Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs

  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    26/02653/TPO Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~2 Aug

    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).

    Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs

  • Chapter House 11 Williamson Drive Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1AY

    25/03751/TCON Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Decided Trees 2 docs

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    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 3 Aug 2026 Trees