St Peters Church Main Street Walton Wetherby LS23 7DJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01463/TR - Tree Works Approved

Proposal

T1 - Lime - Dead Wood - Safety aspect over footpath T2 - Yew - Crown Lift - To enable funeral coffin bearers to walk safely underneath PLEASE SEE EMAIL FROM APLICANT T3 - White Beam - Fell - Small tree with inclusions now affecting neighbouring wall T4 - Lime - Fell - Small tree that is 40% dead… Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
22 May 2026
Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Walton 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Thorp Arch built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Leeds - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Tree Works
Postcode
LS23 7DJ
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Wetherby
Parish
Walton Parish Council
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
M Rhodes Timber Contractors - Mr Michael Rhodes

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 28 days slower than Leeds's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
626decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Leeds
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#131 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Leeds is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #95 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Leeds decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #238 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #249 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #95 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #78 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
208 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
36 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
279 decided
3,681
Total decisions
613 refused in the year to March 2026