Ackworth Grove Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE

23/02134/TCANotification of Tree Works in Cons. AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 14 December 2023

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Trees T1, T3, T4 & T5 - Crown Lift to achieve a maximum clearance over the garden area and/or parking spaces of 3metres between the branch tips and the surrounding surface. No pruning wounds greater than 80mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works. Crown Reduce tree canopies on the adjacent building sides only to achieve a maximum clearance of 2metres between the branch tips and the adjacent building structure. No pruning wounds greater than 80mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works. Additional - Tree T1 Silver Pendant Lime - Prune back branches to create 2m of clearance from the telecoms cables. Tree T2 Silver Pendant Lime - Crown lift to a height of 3m to provide clearance over the car parking area. Tree T3 Copper Beech - Remove broken branch from lower crown. Tree T6 Copper Beech - Crown lift over the stable building and shed to provide 2m of clearance between the branch tips and the adjacent building structure - No pruning wounds greater than 80mm in diameter to be generated as a result of the works.

Received: 6 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Ackworth, North Elmsall And Upton

ReceivedReceived6 Nov
ValidatedValidated7 Nov
Consult.Consultation28 Nov
TargetTarget Date19 Dec
DecidedDecided14 Dec

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Ackworth Grove Pontefract Road Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7EE. Wakefield has handled 677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than Wakefield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 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 7EE
Application type: Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Ackworth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 7 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 28 November 2023
Consultation start: 7 November 2023
Consultation end: 28 November 2023
Last date for comments: 28 November 2023
Target decision date: 19 December 2023
Permission expires: 14 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Tree Survey Solutions
Agent address: 54 Woodside Road Huddersfield West Yorkshire HD45JR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12582120
Comments: 0
Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Wakefield

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