Moorside Lodge Panorama Drive Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02482/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Refused

Proposal

T1 Larch - Remove and replace like for like within 2m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Arboricultural Officer · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 11

Ilkley 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.
Council document ↗
Special protection area 16 m away: South Pennine Moors Phase 2
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 16 m away: South Pennine Moors SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Scheduled monument 183 m away: Rock in Panorama Woods with single cup and ring carving; Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 16 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Inside the Ilkley built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Blanket bog; Open access land 16 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Bradford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
LS29 9RA
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Ilkley & Addingham (Ward 15)
Parish
Ilkley Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Arboricultural Officer
Applicant
Show
Agent
RWC Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 6 days slower than Bradford's median of 54 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 31% of tree and landscaping works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
334decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076655
Planning Portal ref
PP-15076655
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bradford ranks #192 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bradford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #188 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #200 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #192 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #148 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
252 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
101 decided
2,322
Total decisions
323 refused in the year to March 2026

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