High Green Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01303/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1 dead Lime tree as a 5-day notice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Case Officer Report Case Officer Report · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hemsworth built-up area; Priority habitat 49 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
WF9 5LW
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Hemsworth
Parish
Hemsworth
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 48 days faster than Wakefield's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 61% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Haggwood House Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Fell 1 Dead Tree - 5 day notice
25/01668/TPO
2023 Approved
Haggwood Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Removal of 3 dead trees - 5 Day Notice
23/01442/TPO
2022 Approved
Heath Lawn Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract Wakefield WF9 5LW
Single storey extension to side and rear. Internal alterations. Reorientation of roof. De…
22/01996/FUL
2020 Approved
Willow House Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Non Material Amedment to approved application ref. 20/00682/FUL relating to use of materi…
20/00682/NMC
2020 Approved
Willow House Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Removal of the existing garage, side and rear extension; erection of new single-storey re…
20/00682/FUL
2018 Approved
Haggwood House Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Extensions to rear
18/01561/FUL
2016 Approved
Light Cliffe House Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
T1 Horse Chestnut to remove
16/00342/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