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2 Thornfield Newlay Wood Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4LF

26/03624/TRTree WorksApproved

Approved on 21 July 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Ash- The tree has early signs of Ash Die Back and has suffered 2 recent branch failures during relatively still weather conditions. The proposed work is to crown reduce on all aspects 3m to leave a finishing height of 12m with a crown spread of 6m. T2 Robinia- This is a declining tree with decay throughout. The proposed works are to reduce in height by 4m cutting to the lower lateral branches leaving a finishing height of approximately 8m.

Received
26 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Horsforth
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Aug
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 25 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Thornfield Newlay Wood Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4LF. Leeds has handled 2,376 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 3 weeks quicker than Leeds's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 238 applications across Horsforth. We hold 367 applications in total for the LS18 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
LS18 4LF
Application type
Tree Works
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horsforth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 June 2026
Target decision date
3 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr James Shilton 5 Keelham Drive Rawdon Leeds LS19 6SG

Planning decision

Statutory period
38 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Newlay
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. 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.

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

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