Harrogate Sports And Fitness Centre Hookstone Wood Track Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 8PN Data via plota.co.uk

26/05068/TPO - Protected Tree Works application Registered

Proposal

Lateral Reduction (by 3.5m to the closest vertical branch) to 2 limbs, Lateral Reduction to 1 limb (to the main stem) and selective Crown Reduction of 1 no Oak (T1) Removal to lowest limb of 1 no Beech T2 within Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 51.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 47 m away: Hookstone Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Harrogate built-up area; Priority habitat 12 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Harrogate
Application type
Protected Tree Works application
Postcode
HG2 8PN
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone
Parish
Harrogate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Strom Arb Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 51, past Harrogate's usual 33 days for tree and landscaping works. 98% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Nov 2026.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15168276
Planning Portal ref
PP-15168276
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No