A planning application to fell 10 decaying trees at the Ripon Inn has been approved.

The Inn Collection Group, which owns the Ripon site along with others venues including the Harrogate Inn and the Knaresborough Inn, submitted the proposal to North Yorkshire Council last month.

It came after an arboriculture survey by tree consultants Think Arb identified trees in need of surgery or removal.

The application said a total of 39 trees required attention, including 10 for removal, which are suffering from timber decay to roots and limbs.

In a decision notice uploaded on Tuesday, a planning officer said work “may go ahead”.

Think Arb wrote in the tree survey report, which was included in the initial application, that sycamore, common beech, elm and common ash were among the types of trees that will be affected. It added:

It also recognised the hotel sits within the Ripon Conservation Area and that “all the trees above 75mm in stem diameter are offered protection under Section 211 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990”.

A spokesperson for The Inn Collection Group told the Stray Ferret last month the work is “all part of our programme of maintenance and management of the grounds at The Ripon Inn”, adding:

They also said at the time the work would take five days to complete.

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North Yorkshire Council will adjudicate on this application at a later date.

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