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26/02069/CPN - Work to tree(s) in Conservation Area Decided

Proposal

All trees have previously been reduce and works are to take them back to their previously reduced heights. They have been poorly pruned, the trees have regenerated leaving dense crowns that look very un natural, works would make the trees look more natural and add to the visual amenity of the area. T1 - Sycamore, reduce in height from 13m to 10m and radially all round from 5m to 4m. T2 - Beech, reduce in height from 13m to 10m and radially all round from 5m to 4m. T3 - Lime, reduce in height from 13m to 10m T4 - Lime, reduce in height from 13m to 10m T5 - Sycamore, reduce in height from 13m to 10m T6 - Lime, reduce in height from 13m to 10m T7 - Sycamore, reduce in height from 13m to 10m and radially all round from 6m to 4m. T8 - Cherry, 100% Dead Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jun 2026
TPO Made
4 Aug 2026

TPO Made on 4 Aug 2026 · Arboricultural Officer · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Ilkley 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 ↗
Special protection area 48 m away: South Pennine Moors Phase 2
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.
SSSI 47 m away: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Scheduled monument 114 m away: Group of four carved rocks in Panorama Woods
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Ilkley built-up area; Green belt 31 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Priority habitat 47 m away: Grass moorland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building 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
Work to tree(s) in Conservation Area
Postcode
LS29 9RA
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Ilkley & Addingham (Ward 15)
Parish
Ilkley Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
TPO Made
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Arboricultural Officer
Applicant
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Agent
Keighley Tree Services

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15000026
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
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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