Woodcot Green Lane Baildon Green Baildon West Yorkshire BD17 5JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02428/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

T1 Copper beech - Remove and replace. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Arboricultural Officer · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

National nature reserve 109 m away: Bradford Pennine Gateway
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: Lowland dry acid grassland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 5 m away: Baildon Green
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Green belt 7 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat 7 m away: Lowland dry acid grassland; Inside the Baildon built-up area; Open access land 7 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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
Bradford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
BD17 5JA
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Baildon (Ward 02)
Parish
Baildon Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Arboricultural Officer
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 40 days faster than Bradford's median of 55 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 71% of tree and landscaping works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
183decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15067241
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bradford ranks #192 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bradford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #188 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #200 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #192 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #148 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
252 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
101 decided
2,322
Total decisions
323 refused in the year to March 2026