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40 Kent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2LJ

Bins, recycling and waste

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Political information

North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council, a single new council for everyone in North Yorkshire, launched on 1 April 2023, replacing the previous county council and seven district and borough councils.

North Yorkshire Council electoral division:
Coppice Valley & Duchy ED

Information about your councillors

Other political bodies

Parliamentary constituency: Harrogate and Knaresborough.
Information about your MP

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Council tax

Your property is in council tax band G.

The current charge on this property is £3,966.93

You can view your council tax account online to check your balance and view statements. You can also pay your council tax online.

More information is available on our council tax pages.

Planning and development

You can search the Council's record of planning applications for your property using our Planning Public Access website.

Your property's planning history

• Works to tree preservation order 14/1995 W3 mixed woodland - Fell 1no. Beech and 1no. Ash
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 15/01/2024

• Crown Lift (to 7m) of 1no. Lime Tree (T1) within Harrogate Conservation Area
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 30/10/2023

• Felling of 1 Cherry tree, Crown lift (to 3m) of 1 Cherry tree and 3 Beech trees, Crown lift (to 3m over footpath and 5m over highway) of 2 Sycamore trees and Removal of dead wood from 4 Sycamore trees and 3 Ash trees within the Harrogate Conservation area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 29/09/2017

• Felling of 1 Cherry tree (T2), Crown reduction (by 2m) and Crown lift (by 3m) of 1 Cherry tree (T1), Crown lift (by 3m) and removal of dead wood from 3 Beech trees (T3, T4 and T5), Removal of dead wood from 4 Sycamore trees (T6, T8, T9 and T10) and 3 Ash trees (T7, T11 and T12), Crown reduction (by 7m) of 1 Lime tree (T13) and Crown lift (by 5m) of 2 Sycamore trees (T14 and T15) within the Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Application Withdrawn
  Date of decision: 24/08/2017

• Dismantle and remove 1 Damson tree and crown clean and deadwood group of Sycamore trees within the Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 24/11/2011

• Felling of 3 Lawson Cypress within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 24/06/2010

• Felling of 1 Sycamore tree and 1 Oak tree, crown clean 2 Ash trees and 2 Sycamore trees and crown clean and crown thin 1 Ash and 1 Beech tree within Wood W3 of Tree Preservation Order 14/1995.
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 27/07/2009

• Crown clean and lift 1 Lime and 1 Sycamore tree within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 10/06/2009

• Felling of 2 Sycamore trees, 1 Ash tree and crown reduction of 1 Lime tree and 1 Sycamore tree within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Application Withdrawn
  Date of decision: 06/04/2009

• Fell 1 Whitebeam Tree and 3 Lawson Cypress Trees, remove 5 Sycamore Trees, crown lift and balance 1 Sycamore Tree, crown clean, crown thin, crown lift and reduce 1 Cherry Tree, crown lift and crown thin 1 Sycamore Tree and 1 Ash Tree, remove stem of 1 Sycamore Tree, remove 2 stems of 1 Hawthorn Tree, crown thin and remove 1 stem of 1 Sycamore Tree, reduce height of 8 Holly Trees, 2 Cherry Trees, 2 Laurel Trees and 1 Apple Tree, crown lift 8 Sycamore Trees and 7 Ash Trees within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 06/02/2008

• Felling of 3 No. Apple trees and 1 No. Laburnum tree, removal of one over hanging lower limb from 1 No. Ash, removal of lower branches from 2 No. Sycamore trees within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 02/11/2001

• Various tree works within Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 01/11/2000

Environment

Flood risk

Check for any current flood warnings that affect your property.

More information about flood risk is available from the Environment Agency.

Tree preservation orders

My community

Education

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Health

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• Doctors
• Hospitals
• Accident & Emergency Departments
• Dentists
• Opticians
• Pharmacies

Transport and travel

Have you joined the Harrogate Car Share scheme to help cut traffic congestion?

Find out about planned road works and current road closures.

Superfast Broadband

You can check if superfast fibre broadband is available or planned in your area with Superfast North Yorkshire.

Leisure

Information about swimming pools and leisure centres.

Find out about the many museums and galleries in the Harrogate area.