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26/00938/CPN - Work to tree(s) in Conservation Area Decided
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Horse chestnut - plan is to remove the tree due to the main canopy of this tree snapping out summer 2025 and in the winds of recent two limbs have followed. The tree has a heavy lean over the graveyard from the boundary wall. The church committee are concerned for the safety of the public as beneath this tree is the ash memorial garden. Also the limbs have caused damage to graves dating back to 1800?s and is of concern to the committee try to protect the. Heritage of the sight. The tree can be dismantled and left for new shoots from the stump or be replaced with an another sycamore or native tree. Would appreciate if this case could be looked at promptly, thank you… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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CPN Lapsed
22 May 2026

CPN Lapsed on 22 May 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 1 Sept 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION LETTER Decision · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Planning Officer Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH SITE PLAN Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 9

IMG SITE PHOTO 01 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 02 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 03 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 04 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 05 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 06 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 07 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 08 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE PHOTO 09 Supporting Information · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Tong conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Bradford
Application type
Work to tree(s) in Conservation Area
Postcode
BD4 0RR
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Tong (ward 25)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 May 2026
Decision
CPN Lapsed
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
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Agent
Surmans Tree Services and Grounds maintenance

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14786187
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
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Bradford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #188 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #200 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #192 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #148 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
252 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
101 decided
2,322
Total decisions
323 refused in the year to March 2026
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