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26/00630/TCA - Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Reduce one small lateral branch, as indicated in the included image, to allow for a 1metre clearance between the branch tips and the BT service line. No pruning wounds greater than 20mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the work. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Validated
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG TREE LOCATION Photos · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 2 and 4 Wentworth Terrace, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Wakefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Building

Floor area85 m² (915 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built2012 onwards
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSolid brick, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wakefield
Application type
Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
Postcode
WF1 3QS
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Wakefield North
Case officer
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Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 14 days faster than Wakefield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 59% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14859352
Planning Portal ref
PP-14859352
Statutory expiry
28 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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

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.