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St Wilfrids Vicarage, 51B Kent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2EU

Bins, recycling and waste

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Your garden waste subscription for 2026 has its first collection on Fri 13/03/2026 and the final collection on Fri 04/12/2026.

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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

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Other political bodies

Parliamentary constituency: Harrogate and Knaresborough.
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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

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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

• Tree works within the Harrogate Conservation Area. Felling of 1 no Cypress (T1).
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 17/04/2023

• Felling of 2 Cypress trees, crown reduction (by 5m) of 1 Cypress tree, crown lift (to 4m from ground level) of 1 Ash tree, lateral reduction (by 2m) of 1 Laburnum tree and 1 Apple tree and selective pruning of 1 Sycamore tree (to leave 0.5m clearence from telephone wire) within Harrogate Conservaion Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 18/12/2017

• Prune 2 Sycamores to provide 1 metre clearance of phone lines. Fell 1 Lime, 1 Pear and 1 Silver Birch. Reduce large branch of 1 Lime by 2 metres. Reduce western canopy by 2 metres from front elevation of 1 Laburnum and 1 Apple. Reduce height of 1 Cypress by 3 metres. Prune to 2.5 metres above footpath and boundary of Mixed Vegetation. All trees within the Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 02/07/2012

• Crown thin of 1 Apple tree, felling of 1 Sycamore tree and 1 lylandii, reduction of 1 Laurel, and crown lift, thin and deadwood of 3 Sycamore trees in the Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 04/04/2007

• Felling of 1 no Cherry tree, and felling of 1 no Elder tree within the boundaries of The Vicarage, Kent Road, within the Harrogate Conservation Area.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 12/11/2002

• Felling of 1 no Lime tree, thin and crown lift of 1 no Birch tree, thin and dead wood 1 no Pear tree and 1 no Apple tree, cut back overhanging branches from trees in garden of 53 Kent Road, crown lift and dead wood 5 no sycamore/lime trees.
  Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved
  Date of decision: 07/06/2002

• Erecting detached house and garage.
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 31/05/1979

• Erecting one detached house and garage.
  Application Permitted
  Date of decision: 31/05/1979

Environment

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Leisure

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