Valley Gardens Friarwood Lane Pontefract WF8 1PL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Crown Lift Beech and Elder Trees over adjacent footpath to create a maximum clearance of 2metres between the branch tip and the surrounding footpath surface. No pruning wounds greater than 50mm to be generated as a result of the works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Wakefield
- Application type
- Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
- Postcode
- WF8 1PL
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Pontefract South
- Parish
- Pontefract
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Decision date
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 13 days faster than Wakefield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 59% 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 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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