5 Abbey Court Abbey Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/03654/TCON - Tree works in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

Fell 5 no. Conifers (G1) within Knaresborough conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jul 2026
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Consultation
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Officer · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Knaresborough conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
SSSI 64 m away: Birkham Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 2; Inside the Knaresborough built-up area; Priority habitat 13 m away: Traditional orchard; Flood defence 35 m away (natural high ground); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,152,500 in December 2022. Detached house, freehold.

13 December 2022£1,152,500
29 September 1998£210,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area195 m² (2,099 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Harrogate
Application type
Tree works in Conservation Areas
Postcode
HG5 8HX
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Knaresborough West
Parish
Knaresborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Officer
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 12 days from validation, 21 days faster than Harrogate's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
408decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15056301
Planning Portal ref
PP-15056301
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.