Clarke Hall Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01513/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Consent Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell T1 Beech; Fell T2 Beech; Remove Dead Limb from T3 Ailathus; Fell T4 Sycamore. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Oct 2026, from Wakefield's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photos Photos · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Clarke Hall
List entry 1260213 · 3 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Wakefield City AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wakefield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £800,000 in October 2018. Detached house, freehold.

30 October 2018£800,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area329 m² (3,541 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 61)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Libraries Museums and Galleries
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
WF1 4AL
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Wakefield East
Parish
North Wakefield
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 4412 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
135decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wakefield in the last twelve months, from validation. Wakefield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Sycamore: Fell. T2 Sycamore: Fell. T3 Dead Tree: Fell. T4 Ash: prune to give 3m cleara…
25/00500/TPO
2023 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3(TPP), condition 4 (written scheme of archaeological investigatio…
22/00519/SUB01
2023 Approved
Erection of Boundary Wall and Entrance Gate
23/00289/LBC
2022 Approved
New vehicle and pedestrian access gate and landscaping
22/00795/FUL
2022
Erection of Boundary Wall and Entrance Gate
22/02578/FUL
2021 Refused
2m high timber fence (retrospective)
21/01664/FUL
2017 Decided
Retrospective application for installation of lighting to kitchen and partitions to first…
17/03206/LBC
2016 Refused
T1 Horse Chestnut to fellT2 Horse Chestnut removal of limb
16/02881/TPO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Wakefield Hospice Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4TS
New vehicular access from Aberford Road.
25/00076/FUL
2025 Refused
8 Bar Lane Wakefield WF1 4AD
Crown Reduce 1 Sycamore tree by 2.5metres on its northern aspect, 2.5metres on its easter…
25/00607/TPO
2024 Refused
74 Royal Troon Mews Wakefield WF1 4JL
Crown Reduce Entire Canopy Width and Height by 3-4metres of 1 Sycamore tree located at 8…
24/01457/TPO
2023 Approved
9 Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4AN
Extension and conversion of garage to sunroom; demolish conservatory and replace with pla…
23/02380/FUL
2021 Approved
1 St Annes Drive Wakefield WF1 4JH
Dormers to front and rear with rooflights to front.
21/02870/FUL
2022
City Fields Phase 1A
Discharge of Condition 40 (Verification Report) for Phase 1A of approved application 13/0…
13/02623/SUB21
2019 Approved
5 Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4AN
Dropped kerb and extension to driveway
19/02640/FUL
2016 Approved
4A Bar Lane Wakefield WF1 4AD
Use of the property as a dwellinghouse within Use Class C3(b): for up to six people livin…
16/02863/CPL
2016 Approved
74 Royal Troon Mews Wakefield WF1 4JL
Single storey extension to side
16/00411/FUL
2016 Approved
76 Royal Troon Mews Wakefield WF1 4JL
Conservatory to rear
16/00368/FUL
Wakefield
Planning Authority Score
3.6/10
Below average
#217 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wakefield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #223 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wakefield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #95 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #94 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #223 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #256 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
79 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
24 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
74 decided
1,084
Total decisions
88 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.