2 Holly Cottages Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01361/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree 1 - Mature Magnolia: Crown Reduce by 50%. Tree 2 - Conifer: Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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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Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Gate Piers, Gates and Short Length of Flanking Wall at Former Entrance to Heath Old Hall, Grade II, 59 m away · 1 Grade II*, 10 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.
Show all 11 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heath built-up area; Open access land 8 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.; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £110,000 in November 1998. Semi-detached house, freehold.

12 November 1998£110,000

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
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
WF1 5SN
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Normanton
Parish
Warmfield Cum Heath
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days slower than Wakefield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 59% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
135decided 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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15125927
Planning Portal ref
PP-15125927
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Decided
Tree 1 Bay Tree. Reduce the height and width by 50%. Tree 2 Leylandii. Reduce the height…
24/01091/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Heath House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Crown reduction/lifting of 1 Sycamore tree to achieve a maximum clearance of 1-2metres be…
22/02009/TCA
2020 Approved
Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Replacement of failing staircase
20/01005/LBC
2019 Approved
Womack Cottage Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
T1 Oak Draw back branches over dwellings to allow 3m clearance; T2 ash- fell for safety r…
19/01591/TCA
2019 Approved
Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Reintroduce the opening to link together the current kitchen and dining area by removing…
19/00674/LBC
2018 Approved
Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Alterations comprising installation of a multi-fuel burner and associated works
18/01946/LBC
2018 Approved
Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
T1 Lime - crown lift to approx. 5m T2 Beech, T3 Sycamore, T4 Sycamore and T5 Ash - crown…
18/01330/TCA
2017 Approved
Priest's House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
Replacement of existing modern chimney pot and internal alterations including installatio…
17/02563/LBC
2016 Approved
Heath House Heath Wakefield WF1 5SN
T1 Sycamore to crown thin by 15%, remove stems from telephone linesT2 Sycamore to crown t…
16/02092/TCA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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