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9 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3AW

26/01438/TRTree WorksApproved

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G1 x2 Holly -To remove to ground level. Reason: outgrown situation over neighbouring hedgerow T1 Holly - To reduce by 1.5 metres in height. Reason: to maintain as a small garden tree T2 Cherry - To reduce over extended upper crown by 1-2 metres to form a uniformed umbrella shape, also crown lift over footpath to 3m from ground level. Reasons: historically reduced T3 Hawthorn - To remove limb over garden from ground level and reduce remaining tree by 2m to suitable unions. Reason: to maintain as small tree T4 Hawthorn - To remove deadwood due to health and safety, T5 Magnolia - To remove dead branch stubb x2 - may harbour saprophytic material T6 Magnolia - To reduce down to the height of the nearby wall. Reasons: to maintain as a small tree T7 Laburnum - To reduce by 1.5 metres in height. Reasons: unstable at base T8 Laburnum - To remove to ground level. Reasons: unstable at base

Received
11 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headingley & Hyde Park
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Apr
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 12 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 St Michaels Road Headingley Leeds LS6 3AW. Leeds has handled 2,376 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 5 weeks quicker than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 228 applications across Headingley & Hyde Park. We hold 807 applications in total for the LS6 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Leeds City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LS6 3AW
Application type
Tree Works
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2026
Target decision date
19 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Liz Swinney The Old Smithy Lee Lane East Horsforth Leeds LS18 5RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
39 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Headingley
  • Listed building: Grade II: Spring HouseOn this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: A4D01
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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