5 Gaol Lane Halifax HX1 1AA
Approved on 13 September 2024
Council decision: Raise No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Fell two trees (Tree in Conservation Area)
- Received
- 5 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Town
- ReceivedReceived5 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Sep
- DecidedDecided13 Sep
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 Gaol Lane Halifax HX1 1AA. Calderdale has handled 700 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Calderdale's typical decision time. The site is in the Halifax Town Centre conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Town. We hold 228 applications in total for the HX1 postcode area.
98% of trees applications at Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- HX1 1AA
- Application type
- Tree in a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Not In A Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 August 2024
- Target decision date
- 16 September 2024
- Permission expires
- 13 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Tom Walbank Wicken Cragg Sawmills Halifax Road Keighley BD22 9DH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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Source: Calderdale
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