40-42 High Street Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 1JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02394/TPO - Protected Tree Works application Refused

Proposal

TPO reference 742-31-1984. Works to trees in Skipton conservation area remove rubbing branches of Lime Tree and one small snapped branch. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✓
Validated
18 May 2026
✓
Consultation
18 May 2026
✗
Refused
10 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jul 2026 · Chief Planner · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

37 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 38 High Street, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 36 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 37 with distances
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Skipton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Craven - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Craven
Application type
Protected Tree Works application
Postcode
BD23 1JX
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby
Parish
Skipton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
Show
Agent
Craven Forestry Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 23 days slower than Craven's median of 30 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 26% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
150decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Craven in the last twelve months, from validation. Craven decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14927946
Planning Portal ref
PP-14927946
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
14 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.