5 The Glade Baildon West Yorkshire BD17 5TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02156/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak - Fell. The tree is in severe decline as shown in the photos attached T2 Sycamore - Fell. The tree is in severe decline as shown in the photos attached X on the plan marks to replant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Arboricultural Officer · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

National nature reserve 193 m away: Bradford Pennine Gateway
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; SSSI 499 m away: Trench Meadows SSSI; Inside the Baildon built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building 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
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
BD17 5TH
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Baildon (Ward 02)
Parish
Baildon Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Arboricultural Officer
Applicant
Show
Agent
G P Gill Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 8 days slower than Bradford's median of 55 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 71% of tree and landscaping works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
183decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15015156
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bradford ranks #192 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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