Informal Parking Area Abbey Road Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 8HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/03877/FUL - Full permission Registered

Proposal

Installation of 1 no. rapid electric vehicle charger together with ancillary electrical equipment to serve 2 no. EV charging bays. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 91.

The consultation period closed on 23 Aug 2026.

Documents 24

Consultation & comments 16

PDF NYC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF ARBOR RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 25 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF MINERALS AND WASTE Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF NYC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Registered park or garden 60 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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Low Bridge Over River Nidd, Grade II, 56 m away · 1 Grade I, 7 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 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence 11 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Knaresborough built-up area; Green belt 66 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat 50 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full permission
Postcode
HG5 8HY
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Knaresborough West
Parish
Knaresborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Zest Eco Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 92% of utility and infrastructure works in Harrogate are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

10comments received
10 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076423
Planning Portal ref
PP-15076423
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
23 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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