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26/01795/TCA - Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Ash Tree T1 - Crown Reduction predominantly to the top of the tree as the rest of the tree is sparse. Reduce the height around 10-15% (1-1.5M). No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Beech Tree T2 - Crown Reduction to previous cut growth points, taking off around 2m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Remove any deadwood found whilst carrying out the works. Whitebeam Tree T3 - Crown Reduction to cut back to previous cut growth points, taking off around 2m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Group of four Apple Trees G1 - Crown Reduction, taking off around 1m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.0-1.5incs. Hedge H1 - Reduce in heigh around 1m to match the other hedge next to it. Tree in Council Land - Crown Reduction and reshape. Looking from the property garden, reduce limbs on the east side / power lines side. Taking off around 2m. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 05:09

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Application progress

✓

Received

6 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Wakefield's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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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Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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Also on the record

3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the West Bretton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £210,000 in October 1996. Detached house, freehold.

25 October 1996£210,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Wakefield
Application type: Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
Postcode: WF4 4LE
Received: 6 Oct 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Wakefield Rural
Parish: West Bretton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

prediction

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target

99%decided within 8 weeks

55%approved

162decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15276797
Planning Portal ref: PP-15276797
Statutory expiry: 25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2016 Approved

48 Bretton Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LE

First floor extension to side and re-roofing of dormer windows with pitch roofs.

16/00943/FUL 13 Jun 2016

Wakefield

Planning Authority Score

3.6/10

Below average

#217 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Wakefield is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #223 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines

expect longer than the statutory limit

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

Wakefield decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #95 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #94 of 296

53%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #223 of 296

56%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #256 of 296

89%

Minor dwellings approved

79 decided (1-9 homes)

92%

Major dwellings approved

24 decided (10+ homes)

85%

Change of use approved

74 decided

1,084

Total decisions

88 refused in the year to March 2026