Repairs to historic walls at the Archbishop of York’s home have been approved despite concerns about the impact on trees.
They would include installing and fastening 28 steel posts to parts of Bishopthorpe Palace’s garden walls which are leaning over.
The Church Commissioners for England say cracked areas would be reinforced.
The application also stated: “The main purpose of the new piers and other works is to preserve the walls by preventing them from falling over.
“Hence, the less than substantial harm caused by the proposals is offset by the public benefit of sustaining the site so that its optimal use as a horticultural walled garden may continue.”
However, organisations including Bishopthorpe in Blossom, the village’s Local History Group and the Northern Fruit Group have voiced concerns over the trees.
Bishopthorpe in Blossom said the eight veteran pear trees were part of the historic character of the gardens and urged the impact on them to be taken into account.
