Priory Cottage Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EF
Refused on 5 April 2016
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Ash- Remove, poor specimen covered in ivy.T2 Sycamore - Crown clean, general maintenance.T3 Lime - Remove, leggy specimen, pushing on wall overhanging road. Potential safety issue.T4 Lime -Remove, poor leggy specimen. Potential safety issue.T5 Beech - Crown clean, general maintenance.
- Received
- 24 February 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided5 Apr
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Priory Cottage Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EF. Wakefield has handled 677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton. We hold 442 applications in total for the WF7 postcode area.
54% of trees applications at Wakefield Metropolitan District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- WF7 7EF
- Application type
- Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ackworth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2016
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Steve Lewis Unit 1 Quarry House Milner Road Yeadon Leeds West Yorkshire YO32 2QW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: WakefieldPart of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
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.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202427 Nov
Revised internal layout and window/door opening positions to previously approved dwelling under application…
WithdrawnFull Application24/02095/FUL - 20244 Sep
Proposed water treatment plant for existing dwelling
PendingFull Application24/01528/FUL - 202322 May
Variation of Condition no.2 (plans list) of consent 18/02793/S7301
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)18/02793/S7303 - 20233 Feb
Non material amendment to approved planning application 18/02793/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment18/02793/NMC02 - 20205 Nov
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) from approved application 18/02793/FUL
Conditions DischargedDischarge of conditions18/02793/SUB02 - 202022 Mar
Discharge of conditions 5 (Construction Ennvironmental Management Plan), Condition 7 (Finished floor levels)…
Conditions DischargedDischarge of conditions18/02793/SUB01 - 20186 Dec
Demolition of riding arena building and construction of two detached houses including ancillary works.
ApprovedFull Application18/02793/FUL - 201724 Jan
T1 Beech Crown clean, light drawback aprox 1-2m from entrance road (not altering form)T2 Lime Crown clean and…
RefusedTree Preservation Order Consent17/00160/TPO - 20154 Dec
Variation of house type for plot 2 from previously approved application number 15/02059/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)15/02900/FUL - 201524 Jul
Amended housetype to planning approval 11/01396/FUL
ApprovedFull Application15/01799/FUL - 20132 Oct
Discharge of conditions 3 (Drainage), 5 (Landscaping), 7 (Boundary Treatment), 8 (Materials), 11 (Highways)…
Conditions DischargedDischarge of conditions11/01396/SUB01 - 201111 Jul
Demolition of stables, 1no dwelling and cessation of livery business. Redevelopment of site comprising 6no…
RefusedDischarge of conditions11/01440/CON
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