Todmorden Specialist Visual Arts College Ewood Lane Todmorden Calderdale OL14 7DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/20102/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Reduce Oak Tree to a 4m Standing Stem (Tree Preservation Order) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area 76 m away: Todmorden; Inside the Todmorden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
OL14 7DG
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Todmorden West
Parish
Todmorden Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Green Canopy Tree Specialists Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
150decided 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15129646
Planning Portal ref
PP-15129646
Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
5 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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