St Georges Field Access From Cemetery Road Near The Grave Yard Area. Data via plota.co.uk

26/05244/TR - Tree Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

W3W ///assist.stocks.think Tree tag 1973 Chestnut: Remove the tree to ground level, tree heavily infected with Ganoderma located in a heavily populated area next to a foot path. Replace with standard size tree tbc Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG PHOTOGRAPH BackGround Papers · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH BackGround Papers · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BackGround Papers · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Woodhouse Lane / University Precinct 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Parkinson Building Including Brotherton Library Chemistry and Engineering and Wall, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 22 m away: 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
LS2 9JT
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treesaw

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 21 days faster than Leeds's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
844decided 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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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School Of Chemistry University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Internal and external alterations including creation of rooms in roof space and reconfigu…
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2023 Withdrawn
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Reconfiguration and change of use of first and second floor flats to five student studios…
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2021 Approved
162A Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9HB
Front porch sitting area
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2022 Approved
University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
Listed Building application for the removal of existing window fans and install new inlin…
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2021 Approved
Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds
Listed Building application for insertion of extract vent
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2020 Approved
Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
Internal refurbishment to the first floor level including a new mezzanine floor
20/01412/FU
2020 Approved
Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
Listed Building Application for internal refurbishment to the first floor level including…
20/01413/LI
2019
Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
Listed Building application for refurbishment works to room 5.02
19/07775/LI
2019 Approved
Parkinson Building University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
Alterations to carry out works to two public realm areas at university campus entrance
19/02996/FU
2018 Approved
University Sweet Shop 168 Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9HB
Change of Use of existing shop (A1) to Hot Food Take Away/Cafe (sui generis) and new shop…
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2016 Approved
Parkinson Building University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
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2016 Approved
Parkinson Building University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
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Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
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2016 Approved
Brotherton Library University Of Leeds Woodhouse Lane Woodhouse Leeds LS2 9JT
New external lift shaft and walkway
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2016 Withdrawn
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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