Willow Bank Willow Hall Drive Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX6 2BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/20096/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 1 tree by 18cm (Tree Preservation Order) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE PLAN Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF PHOTOS, MEASUREMENTS & REASON Supporting Information · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS Photograph · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Tree preservation order: Willow Hall Drive, Sowerby Bridge
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Lower Willow Hall, Grade II, 24 m away · 2 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Inside the Halifax built-up area; Air quality management area 55 m away: Calderdale AQMA No.2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £573,000 in July 2023. Detached house, freehold.

7 July 2023£573,000
18 July 1997£105,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area148 m² (1,593 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
HX6 2BL
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Sowerby Bridge
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days slower than Calderdale's median of 50 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
236decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Calderdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Calderdale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15111980
Planning Portal ref
PP-15111980
Neighbours
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Calderdale ranks #193 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Calderdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #192 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #229 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #193 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #223 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
61 decided
856
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.