4 St Johns Street Oulton Leeds LS26 8JT Data via plota.co.uk

26/04837/TR - Tree Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Poplar: Cut back away from building by 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPROVED TREE WORKS Decision · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE WORKS OFFICER REPORT Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BackGround Papers · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Oulton 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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Rothwell (Leeds) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Leeds
Application type
Tree Works
Postcode
LS26 8JT
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Rothwell
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cornmill Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 10 days faster than Leeds's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
626decided 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 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for a replacement door to front
25/06019/CLP
2018 Decided
T9 Poplar - Reduce the height and shape of the Poplar tree next to the neighbouring prope…
18/00276/TR
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Decided
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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21/08735/FU
2021 Approved
22 Aberford Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8JR
T2 Ash - 15% total crown reduction to a final size of 6.8m. This will be achieved by prun…
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2021 Approved
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T1 Purple Maple (to left of drive) - Fell because of roots damaging driveway of our prope…
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2019 Approved
Former Site Of 5 St Johns Street Oulton Leeds
T1 Cherry - FellT2 Hawthorn - Fell
19/00227/TR
2019 Approved
7 Aberford Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8JR
T1 Birch- Crown lift to 4m by shortening the secondary branches, crown thin by a maximum…
19/06223/TR
2018 Approved
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T1 Copper Plum - To reduce by 1-5m and trimT2 Willow - To reduce by 1-5m and cut back fro…
18/05746/TR
2018 Approved
Springwell Grange 3 Aberford Road Oulton Leeds LS26 8JR
Crown lift large Beech Tree (T1) by 4m from ground level, to improve trees character and…
18/01934/TR
2018 Refused
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Two storey side extension to form two flats with parking
17/08198/FU
2017 Approved
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Listed Building application for removal of internal walls (Retrospective)
17/07703/LI
2017 Approved
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17/02393/FU
2017 Approved
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Part two storey and part first floor side extension
17/02050/FU
2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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