Mother Shiptons Cave Prophecy Lodge Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/05825/TCON - Tree works in Conservation Areas Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1 no Sycamore (T1 (within W3 of TPO 01/1959 but too young to be covered by TPO)) Fell 4 no Elm (T2-T5) within Knaresborough Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Officer · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TCONAP TREE WORKS NOTIFICATION APPROVAL Decision · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF ARBOR RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES T1 AND T2 Supporting Information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE T1 Supporting Information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES T2 , T3 AND T5 Supporting Information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE T5 Supporting Information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPH OF TREE T4 Supporting Information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 ↗
Scheduled monument 19 m away: High Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 5 m away: The Long Walk, Knaresborough
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: High Bridge Over River Nidd, Grade II, 45 m away · 3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence 19 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Knaresborough built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

Building

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 51)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2018, 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 8DD
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Knaresborough West
Parish
Knaresborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Scotton Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 13 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15216802
Planning Portal ref
PP-15216802
Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Felling of group of Alder Trees (GP1) and group of Elm Trees (GP2) as they are dead.
25/02876/TPO
2025
Felling of group of Alder Trees (GP1) and group of Elm Trees (GP2) as they are dead.
25/02876/TPO
2025
Crown Lift (to 3m above ground level) of 5no. Sycamore (T1-5 on submitted plan), 3no. Bee…
25/02545/TPO
2025
Crown Lift (to 3m above ground level) of 5no. Sycamore (T1-5 on submitted plan), 3no. Bee…
25/02545/TPO
2025 Refused
Lateral reduction (by 1.5m - 2m) of 1no. Oak (T1) within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959…
HGTZC25/01167/TPO
2025 Refused
Lateral reduction (by 1.5m - 2m) of 1no. Oak (T1) within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959…
HGTZC25/01167/TPO
2025 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Sycamore tree (T177) near the 'Petrifying Well' within Tree Preservation…
ZC25/00616/TPO
2025 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Sycamore tree (T177) near the 'Petrifying Well' within Tree Preservation…
HGTZC25/00616/TPO
2025 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Sycamore tree (T177) near the 'Petrifying Well' within Tree Preservation…
ZC25/00616/TPO
2025 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Sycamore tree (T177) near the 'Petrifying Well' within Tree Preservation…
HGTZC25/00616/TPO
2025
Selective pruning of the left leader (by 50%) and laterally reduce (by 1.5-2m) of 1 no. O…
25/01253/TCON
2025
Selective pruning of the left leader (by 50%) and laterally reduce (by 1.5-2m) of 1 no. O…
25/01253/TCON
2025
Lateral reduction (by 1.5m - 2m) of 1no. Oak (T1) within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959…
ZC25/01167/TPO
2025
Lateral reduction (by 1.5m - 2m) of 1no. Oak (T1) within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959…
ZC25/01167/TPO
2024 Approved
Felling of 1no. Beech within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959 W4.
ZC24/03004/TPO
2024 Approved
Felling of 1no. Beech within Tree Preservation Order 01/1959 W4.
HGTZC24/03004/TPO
2024 Approved
Felling of 9 no. Ash trees and Ash group marked G1 on submitted plans, 1 no. Elm tree, 2…
ZC24/01570/TPO
2024 Approved
Felling of 9 no. Ash trees and Ash group marked G1 on submitted plans, 1 no. Elm tree, 2…
HGTZC24/01570/TPO
2024 Approved
G2 - Sycamores to lift the lower canopies to 4m above the buildings at the entrance, with…
ZC24/01475/TCON
2024 Approved
G2 - Sycamores to lift the lower canopies to 4m above the buildings at the entrance, with…
HGTZC24/01475/TCON
2021 Approved
Removal of canopy with stem retained at 5m to 1 no. Beech (T191 as per submitted plan) Vi…
21/04647/TPO
2020 Refused
Felling of 3 no. Ash trees within Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order 01/1959.
20/02089/TPO
2020 Refused
Felling of 3 no. Ash trees within Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order 01/1959.
20/02089/TPO
2020 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Ash tree within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
20/02448/TCON
2020 Approved
Felling of 1 no. Ash tree within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
20/02448/TCON
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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T1 (Ash) - Fell and remove, within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
ZC24/01850/TCON
2024 Approved
Dropping Well Farmhouse Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8FG
T1 (Ash) - Fell and remove, within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
HGTZC24/01850/TCON
2023 Approved
Prophecy Lodge Mother Shiptons Cave Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Felling of 1no. River Willow within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
ZC23/01332/TCON
2023 Approved
Prophecy Lodge Mother Shiptons Cave Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
Felling of 1no. River Willow within Knaresborough Conservation Area.
HGTZC23/01332/TCON
2022 Approved
4 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
Change of use from dwelling to dwelling and holiday let.
HGT22/04574/FUL
2022 Approved
4 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
Change of use from dwelling to dwelling and holiday let.
HGT22/04574/FUL
2022 Approved
3 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
Change of use from C3 dwelling to a short term holiday let
HGT22/04094/FUL
2022 Approved
3 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
Change of use from C3 dwelling to a short term holiday let
HGT22/04094/FUL
2022 Approved
High Bridge House Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DA
T1 (Copper Beech) - Lateral reduction to clear the property by 3m, maximum pruning wounds…
HGT22/04119/TCON
2022 Approved
High Bridge House Harrogate Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DA
T1 (Copper Beech) - Lateral reduction to clear the property by 3m, maximum pruning wounds…
HGT22/04119/TCON
2022 Approved
High Bridge Gardens 4 Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
The installation of a memorial bench, featuring a bronze sculpture of George A Moore.
HGT22/01809/FUL
2022 Approved
High Bridge Gardens 4 Waterside Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9AZ
The installation of a memorial bench, featuring a bronze sculpture of George A Moore.
HGT22/01809/FUL
2022 Approved
Badger Hill Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DP
Ground floor extension to form ensuite to bedroom with pitched roof.
HGT22/01214/FUL
2022 Approved
Badger Hill Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DP
Ground floor extension to form ensuite to bedroom with pitched roof.
HGT22/01214/FUL
2021 Approved
Riverside Works 4 Waterside Knaresborough HG5 9AZ
Change of use from workshop and premises (Use Class - A1) to 3 dwellings (Use Class - C3)…
HGT21/00865/FUL
2021 Approved
Riverside Works 4 Waterside Knaresborough HG5 9AZ
Change of use from workshop and premises (Use Class - A1) to 3 dwellings (Use Class - C3)…
21/00865/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Dropping Well Farmhouse Badger Hill Harrogate Road To Dropping Well Farm Knaresborough HG5 8DP
Erection of first floor balcony.
20/01101/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Dropping Well Farmhouse Badger Hill Harrogate Road To Dropping Well Farm Knaresborough HG5 8DP
Erection of first floor balcony.
20/01101/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
High Bridge House Harrogate Road Knaresborough HG5 8DP
Reduce lower limb to the southeast by 2m and reduce branches above by 1m to balance the c…
17/01012/TCON
2017
Mother Shiptons Cave Long Walk Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
5 day notice
HGT17/01156/TREENT
2017
Mother Shiptons Cave Long Walk Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8DD
5 day notice
17/01156/TREENT
2016 Withdrawn
5 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough HG5 9AZ
Erection of single storey extension over raised decking.
16/02750/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
5 High Bridge Court Waterside Knaresborough HG5 9AZ
Erection of single storey extension over raised decking.
HGT16/02750/FUL

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