18 Hawksworth Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4JP

Current 26/02717/TR
Council
Date received
12 May 2026
Date validated
12 May 2026
Postcode
LS18 4JP

Description

Tree canopy 2meters from house, the specific limbs id like to cut back are drooping into multiple back yards down to the height of around 5ft, im 6ft and I have to walk through the branches out of my back yard. The canopy being so close to my house also means that the root will be close too which is right next to my drainage channel, which goes along the back of the whole terrace unit. My house has already got some subsidence along the back wall and there is cracking in my external wall - directly opposite the position of the tree. In this first instance I would just like to pollard the tree so it isn't at person level, the limbs - which must be over 20ft themselves - look to be bending under their own weight, hence leaning down to head height.

Leeds
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#182 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leeds ranks #136 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Leeds is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
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Leeds decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #234 of 292
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #250 of 292
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #136 of 292
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #118 of 292
70%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
37 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
250 decided
3,649
Total decisions
606 refused in 2025