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9 Elmete Green Roundhay Leeds LS8 2SJ

23/07296/TRTree WorksPermitted

Proposal

T001 Sycamore - Remove lowest limb only and sever the Ivy. T002 Sycamore - Sever ivy at base. Remove x 4 lowest small diameter branches to lift above garden. T003 Hornbeam - Lateral reduction of western and northern canopy by up to 1.5m and crown lifted to 3m to balance the trees shape and reduce stress on the included union limiting wound size to 50mm. T004 Sycamore - Crown lift to clear play equipment by 1-1.5m limiting wound size to 50mm. T005 Sycamore - Crown lift to clear play equipment by 1-1.5m liiting wound size to 50mm Remove broken hanging branch. T006 Pedunculate Oak - Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm. Crown lift to 3m.Phased Retrenchment pruning to the southern canopy only to be completed over a number of years removing no more than up to 1m with first operation limited to max wound size of 50mm to gradually draw back the southern canopy to reduce end weight and future risk of limb failure. To provide up to 1 meter clearance of the lamp post and retaining wall. T007 Pedunculate Oak - Remove deadwood greater than 25 mm. Small lateral reduction of lower northern side by up to 1.5m to balance canopy limiting wound size to 50mm T008 Sycamore - Remove deadwood from the canopy to improve safety. T009 Sycamore - Remove the lowest x2 low diameter northern branches and sympathetically reduce/lift the northern tips restricting wound size to 25mm to crown lift above patio area.

Received
5 December 2023
Decided
5 February 2024 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Roundhay
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated5 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Jan
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Leeds96% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 9 Elmete Green Roundhay Leeds LS8 2SJ. Leeds has handled 2,376 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 32 days. This one was decided in 62 days, 4 weeks longer than Leeds's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 239 applications across Roundhay. We hold 1,757 applications in total for the LS8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/07296/TR
Address
9 Elmete Green Roundhay Leeds LS8 2SJ
Postcode
LS8 2SJ
Local Authority
Leeds
Application Type
Tree Works
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Roundhay

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Unit 1 Foundry Yard New Row Boroughbridge YO51 9AX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 December 2023
Target Decision Date
30 January 2024
Date Decided
5 February 2024
Date Validated
5 December 2023
Date Submitted
5 December 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
5
Coordinates
53.834797, -1.485835
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Roundhay
  • Green belt: Leeds
  • Brownfield land register: Elmete Wood School , Elmete Lane , RoundhayRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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