2 Town Head Settle North Yorkshire BD24 9JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00090/TPO - Protected Tree Works application Approved

Proposal

Works to trees the subject of a tree preservation order - T1 Scot Pine - Reduce long limb over property by 2m and remove dead wood, T2 Scot Pine - Remove dead wood, T3 Sycamore - Remove epicormic shoots at base Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Consultation
15 Jan 2026
Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Chief Planner · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National park 88 m away: Yorkshire Dales
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Settle built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Craven
Application type
Protected Tree Works application
Postcode
BD24 9RG
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Settle & Penyghent
Parish
Settle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Chief Planner
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tree Tops Forestry Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 17 days slower than Craven's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 82% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14607301
Consultation
15 Jan 2026
Comments by
8 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No