15 Melrose Road Bishop Monkton Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 3RH
Refused on 19 July 2023
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Crown lift by 2.5m and crown thinning of 10% of 1 no. Sycamore tree (identified as T1) within Tree Preservation Order 04/1970 (HAR).
- Received
- 16 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Harrogate
- Ward
- Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
- ReceivedReceived16 May
- ValidatedValidated16 May
- Consult.Consultation18 Jun
- TargetTarget Date11 Jul
- DecidedDecided19 Jul
Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at 15 Melrose Road Bishop Monkton Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 3RH. Harrogate has handled 2,683 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than Harrogate's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Wathvale & Bishop Monkton. We hold 3,250 applications in total for the HG3 postcode area.
93% of trees applications at Harrogate were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- HG3 3RH
- Application type
- Protected Tree Works application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bishop Monkton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 May 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 23 June 2023
- Consultation start
- 25 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 18 June 2023
- Target decision date
- 11 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Key Tree Solutions
- Agent address
- Mr Laurence Smith Rolys Cottage Myton-on-Swale York YO61 2QY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 30 May 2023
- Site notice end
- 23 June 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20238 Jun
15 Melrose Road - Planning - TPP (tree protection plan for RPA)
Confirmation of discharge of conditionsDischarge of conditionsHGTZC23/02180/DISCON - 202315 Mar
Extension of existing roof via increase in pitch to allow for 2 bedrooms and a bathroom within roof. Interior…
ApprovedFull permissionHGT23/01061/FUL
Source: Harrogate
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