Land Adjacent Sun Wood Service Station Halifax Road Shelf Halifax Calderdale Data via plota.co.uk

26/20101/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Trim trees along fence back to fence, fell cluster of ash due to ash dieback Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 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; Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Shelf and Northowram built-up area; Green belt 49 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Tree preservation order 27 m away: Clough Mills, Halifax Road, Shelf.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Northowram And Shelf
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Branch busters tree services limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
236decided 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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123007
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123007
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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