The Farm Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY Data via plota.co.uk

26/05143/TR - Tree Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Ash To prune branches over hanging Weetwood Farm Cottage roof and garden, and the Farm lower roof. (see application form and photograph) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF TREE WORKS OFFICER REPORT Report · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF NO OBJECTION TO TREE WORKS Decision · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BackGround Papers · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES BackGround Papers · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Weetwood 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
A4D01. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Public footpath about 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve about 94 m away: Meanwood Valley
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.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Leeds
Application type
Tree Works
Postcode
LS16 5NY
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Weetwood
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 7 days faster than Leeds's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
844decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
G1 - Goat willow: remove the rotten limb 1m below the decayed section and re-pollard the…
25/04519/TR
2020 Approved
T1 - Ash - Remove part of the overhanging branch back to a growth point this will be remo…
20/06779/TR
2017 Approved
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 3 of Planning Application 16/05286/LI
17/03592/COND
2017 Approved
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 3 of Planning Application 16/05285/FU
17/01277/COND
2017 Approved
T1 Fell 1 Norway spruce as its out grown its site and encroaching on to a neighbours hous…
17/00784/TR
2016 Approved
Listed building application for detached double garage to rear; alterations and conversio…
16/05286/LI
2016 Approved
Detached double garage to rear; alterations and conversion of existing double garage to a…
16/05285/FU
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
1 Weetwood Garth Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY
G1 2 x Sycamore - Remove. T2 Multi stem Laburnum - Remove. T3 Suppressed Sycamore - Remov…
21/08284/TR
2021 Approved
Rosedene Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY
T1 Xmas - To reduce by approx 6 metres in height to match existing tree line. T2 Sycamore…
21/04760/TR
2020 Approved
13 Weetwood Crescent Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NS
T1 - Oak - Removal of deadwood & light reshape by 2-3m to suitable growth point using acc…
20/05912/TR
2020 Approved
1 Weetwood Garth Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY
New bay window and extend terrace area to rear; new porch with steps to side
20/00744/FU
2019 Approved
1 Weetwood Garth Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY
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2016 Approved
Weetwood Garden House Weetwood Mill Lane Weetwood Leeds LS16 5NY
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings