Oulton House 13 Castle Street Spofforth North Yorkshire HG3 1AP Data via plota.co.uk

25/04472/TCON - Tree works in Conservation Areas Approved

Proposal

Crown Reduction by up to 1.5m as indicated by red line of 1 no. Cherry Tree (T1 on submitted plan) and fell 1 no. Pear Tree (T2 on submitted plan) in the Spofforth Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Consultation
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Officer · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Spofforth 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 about 108 m away: Spofforth Castle magnates' residence
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 ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Brookroyd Cottage, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Spofforth 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £550,000 in October 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

8 October 2020£550,000
1 May 2003£375,000

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

Building

Floor area188 m² (2,024 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. 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
HG3 1AP
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Spofforth,L Whdl,Tockwith
Parish
Spofforth with Stockeld
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jan 2026
Decision
Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Officer
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 7 days from validation, 26 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14561931
Planning Portal ref
PP-14561931
Consultation
17 Dec 2025
Comments by
10 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jan 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.