18 West House Gardens Birstwith North Yorkshire HG3 3DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/04084/TPO - Protected Tree Works application Approved

Proposal

Crown lift (by 2m), remove deadwood and lateral reduction of branch extending west (by 2m) of 1 no Oak (T1) within Tree preservation order 09/2010 T5 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Chief Planner · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 304 m away: Nidderdale; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Birstwith built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 1

Last sold for £750,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

7 December 2020£750,000New build

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

Building

Floor area189 m² (2,034 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2018
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.21 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, 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
Protected Tree Works application
Postcode
HG3 3DY
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Washburn & Birstwith
Parish
Birstwith
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
Show
Agent
English Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 23 days slower 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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15094794
Planning Portal ref
PP-15094794
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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.

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.