The Old Post Office High Street Whixley YO26 8AW
Proposal
Reduce height by 2m to leave 4m to 1no. Cherry Tree and 2no. Apple Trees, selective pruning of two lowest branches back by 2m on 1no. Sycamore Tree and fell 1no. Pear Tree within Whixley Conservation Area.
- Received
- 20 December 2020
- Decided
- 11 January 2021 · Tree Work in Conservation Area approved
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Harrogate
- Ward
- Ouseburn
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Dec
- ValidatedValidated20 Dec
- Consult.Consultation28 Jan
- TargetTarget Date31 Jan
- DecidedDecided11 Jan
Decided in 22 days (council typically 49)
This is a tree application at The Old Post Office High Street Whixley YO26 8AW. Harrogate has handled 2,684 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 35 days. This one was decided in 22 days, 13 days quicker than Harrogate's median. The site is in the Whixley conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Ouseburn. We hold 1,304 applications in total for the YO26 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202112 Feb
Approval of details required under condition 3 (root protection) and condition 4 (root protection) of…
Confirmation of discharge of conditionsDischarge of conditionsHGT21/00589/DISCON - 202025 Aug
Demolition of single storey extensions and erection of single storey extension, relocation of oil tank and…
ApprovedFull permissionHGT20/03261/FUL - 202022 Apr
Demolition of single story extensions, erection of two storey and single storey extensions, relocation of oil…
WithdrawnFull permissionHGT20/01361/FUL - 20202 Jan
Felling of 1 no. Conifer within Whixley Conservation Area
ApprovedTree works in Conservation AreasHGT20/00008/TCON
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Whixley
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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