170 Harrogate Road Moortown Leeds LS7 4NZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/04817/TR - Tree Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Permission to remove 2 young sycamores. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Chapel Allerton 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 150-170, Harrogate Road, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Leeds (Leeds) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
LS7 4NZ
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Chapel Allerton
Target decision
3 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 24 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
865decided 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 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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