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1 The Heathers Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8FN

23/02692/TPOTree Preservation OrderRefused

Refused on 5 September 2023

Council decision: TPO Refused/Alternative Works GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

1 The Heathers: Cherry - Remove. Cherry - Remove. T18 Goat Willow - Remove. T4 Oak - Draw back to clear house by 3m. 3 The Heathers: T1 Sycamore - Lift to 5m. This work is proposed for the side of 3 The Heathers only (a separate application is live for the work to the other side of the tree via house number 5). T2 3x Sycamore - Lift and reduce by around a third in height removing 4m leaving a minimum 8m overall height. T3 Sycamore - Remove lowest branch the side of 3 The Heathers. 5 The Heathers: T1 Sycamore - Cut back lateral spread towards house to clear by 3m. Lift to 5m, including the limb with large open cavity. Thin 20% removing secondary growth only. This work is specific to the canopy over the side of number 5 only. 7 The Heathers: Please see photos for colour references: Clear all new self seeded whips and saplings marked with yellow under 75mm dbh. (Retaining staked trees planted as part of the development conditions). 4x mixed deciduous juniors - Remove. All marked with red under 200mm dbh. Green dots are specimen mature trees for retention to comply with the TPO. T1 Hawthorn - Remove, dead. T2 Elm - Remove, dead. T3 Sycamore - Remove. T4 Yew - Remove.

Received
21 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ilkley (ward 14)
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Sep
  5. Decided5 Sep

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 The Heathers Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8FN. Bradford has handled 1,793 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Bradford's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 146 applications across Ilkley (ward 14). We hold 2,381 applications in total for the LS29 postcode area.

70% of trees applications at Bradford Metropolitan District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LS29 8FN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ilkley Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2023
Target decision date
15 September 2023
Decision issued
27 September 2023
Permission expires
27 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
RWC Tree Surgeons
Agent address
Black Bull Farm Ilkley Road Burley In Wharfedale Ilkley LS29 7HN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12332205
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Bolling Road, IlkleyRegister site at or near this address

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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