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6 Rectory Court Kirk Smeaton Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 3SP

2019/0810/TCATree in Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

Application for consent to fell to ground level and grind stump to 1no Cherry tree (T1) as the tree is damaging an old wall causing disturbance to a small garden within the conservation area

Received
5 August 2019
Decided
13 September 2019 · Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Selby
Ward
Whitley
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided13 Sep

Decided in 39 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in Selby80% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at 6 Rectory Court Kirk Smeaton Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 3SP. Selby has handled 606 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 42 days. This one was decided in 39 days, 3 days quicker than Selby's median. The site is in the Kirk Smeaton conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,999 applications in total for the WF8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2019/0810/TCA
Address
6 Rectory Court Kirk Smeaton Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 3SP
Postcode
WF8 3SP
Local Authority
Selby
Application Type
Tree in Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Whitley
Parish
Kirk Smeaton Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
South Yorkshire Tree Services
Agent Address
South Yorkshire Tree Services 2 Derwent Place Sprotbrough Doncaster DN5 7PN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 August 2019
Target Decision Date
16 September 2019
Date Decided
13 September 2019
Date Validated
5 August 2019
Date Submitted
5 August 2019
Permission Expires
13 September 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
15
Coordinates
53.642580, -1.217325
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Selby

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kirk Smeaton
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rectory FarmhouseOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: North Yorkshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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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