Wells Cottage High Street South Milford West Yorkshire LS25 5AQ Data via plota.co.uk

SELZG2026/0403/TPO - Protected Tree Works application Refused

Proposal

Laterally reduce over house side by upto two meters to suitable points and thin crown by 10% removing secondary or badly formed branches only to T1-5 Sycamores protected by Tree Preservation Order 12/2005 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
✓
Consultation
7 May 2026
✗
Refused
11 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; National infrastructure project 1156 m away: Yorkshire GREEN; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the South Milford built-up area; Green belt 54 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Selby
Application type
Protected Tree Works application
Postcode
LS25 5AQ
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Monk Fryston & South Milford
Parish
South Milford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ICS Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Refused, as 18% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
83decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902791
Planning Portal ref
PP-14902791
Consultation
7 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

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.