Grove Lodge 254 Main Street Shadwell Leeds LS17 8LB Data via plota.co.uk

26/04357/TR - Tree Works Approved

Proposal

T1 and T2 Holly - Crown lift over the private access road to provide a minimum clearance of 3 metres above ground level for safe access by vans and refuse collection vehicles. Reduce the overall crown by up to 2 metres, maintaining the tree's natural shape, and undertake an approximate 20-30% crown thin to improve natural daylight to the garden and neighbouring windows whilst retaining the tree's health and amenity value. T2 Selectively reduce or remove the limb encroaching into the adjacent Cherry tree to prevent branch conflict (see Photograph 1). T3 Cherry - Reduce the overall crown by up to 2 metres, maintaining the tree's natural shape, and undertake an approximate 20-30% crown thin to improve natural daylight to the garden and neighbouring windows. Prune branches to provide a minimum clearance of 2 metres from the dwelling to prevent contact with the building. The proposed works constitute routine tree maintenance to improve access along the private road, prevent branch conflicts between adjacent trees, provide reasonable clearance from the dwelling, and increase natural daylight, whilst retaining the trees' overall health, form and amenity value. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Shadwell 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Shadwell built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument 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
Leeds
Application type
Tree Works
Postcode
LS17 8LB
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Harewood
Parish
Shadwell Parish Council
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 8 days slower than Leeds's median of 24 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
838decided 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 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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