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

26/01648/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

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Application progress

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

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Wakefield's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

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; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 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.

Building

Floor area194 m² (2,088 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2010, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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 49, past Wakefield's usual 48 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 11 Dec 2026.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
162decided 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

4comments received
4 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.