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The Old Cottage High Street Whixley York North Yorkshire YO26 8AW

ZC25/00626/TPOProtected Tree Works applicationPermitted

Proposal

Lateral reduction on the building side to gain a 1m clearance of the building of 1no Birch tree (T1) within TPO Order 54/2022

Received
26 February 2025
Decided
17 April 2025 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Council
Harrogate
Ward
Ouseburn
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Harrogate93% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at The Old Cottage High Street Whixley York North Yorkshire 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 50 days, 2 weeks longer than Harrogate's median. The site is in the Whixley conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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.

Application Details

Reference
ZC25/00626/TPO
Address
The Old Cottage High Street Whixley York North Yorkshire YO26 8AW
Postcode
YO26 8AW
Local Authority
Harrogate
Application Type
Protected Tree Works application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Ouseburn
Parish
Whixley

Applicant & Agent

Agent
J C Trees Ltd
Agent Address
Mr James Clapperton Ousebank Farm Boroughbridge Road Great Ouseburn YO26 9TP United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
26 February 2025
Consultation Expiry
30 March 2025
Target Decision Date
23 April 2025
Date Decided
17 April 2025
Date Validated
26 February 2025
Date Submitted
26 February 2025
Consultation Start
27 February 2025
Consultation End
23 March 2025
Permission Expires
17 April 2027

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Chief Planner
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
6 March 2025
Site Notice End
30 March 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
3
Documents
6
Coordinates
54.015700, -1.325197
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Harrogate

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    26 Feb

    Lateral reduction on the building side to gain a 1m clearance of the building of 1no Birch tree (T1) within…

    ApprovedProtected Tree Works applicationFiled alongsideHGTZC25/00626/TPO
  2. 2025
    26 Feb

    Lateral reduction on the building side to gain a 1m clearance of the building of 1no Birch tree (T1) within…

    This applicationApprovedTreesZC25/00626/TPO

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Conservation area: Whixley
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Old CottageOn this site

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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