Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4HT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01648/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Consent Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026, from Wakefield's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF LEVEL 3 ASSESSMENT OF SYCAMORE TREE T1 Supporting Documentation · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN - NOT TO SCALE Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Pontefract AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 146 m away: Friarwood Valley Gardens; Inside the Pontefract built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 13 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
Wakefield
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
WF8 4HT
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Pontefract South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Wakefield usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
103decided 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 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
21A Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HR
Retrospective demolition and proposed rebuilding of outbuilding. Retrospective demolition…
25/01029/FUL
2024 Approved
Marphyll Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Sycamore (T1) Crown Reduce in height by 25% and Removal of branches as shown in the submi…
24/02113/TCA
2023 Refused
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Fell T1 - Sycamore
23/02018/TPO
2023 Approved
22 Mayors Walk Pontefract WF8 2RR
Removal of conifer tree.
23/01777/TCA
2023 Approved
10 Mayors Walk Pontefract WF8 2RR
T1 Sycamore - Raise to 5.2m over highway and lane access. T3 Beech - 2m drawback from the…
23/00707/TCA
2023 Refused
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Fell T1 Sycamore
23/00772/TCA
2023
The Old Coach House Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Conversion of existing office building to 2no. one bedroom apartments and 2no. studio apa…
23/00097/COUMA
2022 Refused
The Old Coach House Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Conversion of office building to 3no. one bed apartments and 1 no. studio
22/02325/COUMA
2022 Approved
10B Mayors Walk Pontefract WF8 2RR
Proposed front extension and new roof and associated works to existing kitchen extension
22/01474/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
Claremont Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Single storey rear extension.
22/00315/FUL
2022 Decided
21 Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HR
Change of use from Class C3 (Dwellinghouses) to Class C4 (Houses in Multiple Occupation)…
22/00897/CPL
2021 Approved
Mount Pleasant Spring Bank Pontefract WF8 4HX
Extensions and alterations to dwelling and detached outbuilding
21/02134/FUL
2021 Approved
Lyndhurst Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Re-pollarding to previous pollard points of trees identified in the submitted drawing as…
21/03026/TPO
2021 Approved
1 The Bungalow Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Conversion of loft space to form bedroom and bathroom
21/01945/FUL
2021 Withdrawn
5 Spring Bank Pontefract WF8 4HX
T1 - reduction by 1m to sides and 1.5m to top
21/02039/TCA
2021 Refused
Lyndhurst Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
T1 Lime - crown reduce and reshape T7 - Maple - crown reduce and reshape T8 - Lime - crow…
21/02214/TPO
2021
Lyndhurst Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
T1 Lime - crown reduce and reshapeT7 - Maple - crown reduce and reshapeT8 - Lime - crown…
21/02214/TCA
2021 Approved
Churchill House Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY
Removal of lime tree for safety reasons.
21/01539/TCA
2021 Decided
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Felling of 1 Sycamore Tree due to Wall Displacement
21/01455/TCA
2021 Decided
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Felling of 1 Sycamore Tree due to Wall Displacement
21/01455/TPO
2017 Refused
18 Mayors Walk Pontefract WF8 2RR
To remove trees and shrubs not covered by the TPO
17/02103/TCA
2017 Refused
Greenwood And Brown Veterinary Surgeon 23 Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HR
T1 Magnolia formative pruneT2 Cherry remove deadwood crown lift and thinT3 Cherry remove…
17/01306/TPO
2017 Refused
Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
The Sycamore tree requires the removal of dead boughs, and the removal of two boughs over…
17/00120/TPO
2016 Approved
Lyndhurst Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
Maple T3 remove.
16/02628/TPO
2016 Approved
Marphyll Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT
T1-T2 Holly to remove
16/02103/TPO
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