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Abbey Retail Park Savins Mill Way Kirkstall Leeds

20/04615/TRTree WorksAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Sycamores (T1 and T2) - Fell both - self seeded - are too close to the client's building and the taller one is causing problems shedding leaves into guttering of building and branches extending against building (see plan and photograph attached to this application).

Received
29 July 2020
Decision due
23 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kirkstall
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Aug
  4. Target23 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 5 August.

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About this application

This is a tree application at Abbey Retail Park Savins Mill Way Kirkstall Leeds. Leeds has handled 2,376 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 July 2020 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across Kirkstall.

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Application details

Application type
Tree Works
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2020
Last date for comments
5 August 2020

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
2

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former Star and Garter HotelOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO2018_008Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Kirkstall Design Centre , Bridge Road , KirkstallRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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