Warilda Hough Northowram Halifax Calderdale HX3 7AP Data via plota.co.uk

26/20080/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Prune/crown trees (Tree Preservation Order) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jun 2026
Consultation
10 Jul 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

Local nature reserve 116 m away: Shibden Park and Cunnery Wood
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; Tree preservation order 9 m away: Land Off The Hough, Stump Cross; Registered park or garden 226 m away: Shibden Hall; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Shelf and Northowram built-up area; Green belt 29 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Air quality management area 91 m away: Calderdale AQMA No.5 (Stump Cross); 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 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
HX3 7AP
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Northowram And Shelf
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
109decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15026043
Neighbours
10 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Calderdale ranks #193 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Calderdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #192 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #229 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #193 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #223 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
61 decided
856
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026