St James Church Church Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Beech - Crown Reduce from building by 3metres; T2 to T5 Yew - Crown Reduce by 2metres; T6 Sycamore - Crown Reduce by 3metres; T7 to T9 Yew - Crown Reduce by 2metres; T10 Ash - Crown Reduce by 2metres and clear telephone line; T11 Sycamore - Crown Reduce by 2metres. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Postcode
- WF4 3JB
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wakefield Rural
- Parish
- Crigglestone
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refused with alternative works given
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hart Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days slower than Wakefield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 41% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15097579
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15097579
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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