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The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Walk Wakefield WF1 5AW

26/01144/TCANotification of Tree Works in Cons. AreaAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Willow - Reduce lateral limb tending toward the west and over the footbridge by 4m to reduce the risk of branch failure. Reduce lateral limb tending toward the south-east & sculpture by 3m to reduce the risk of damage to sculpture; T2 Willow - Crown Lift the canopy to the south to 3m above ground level to prevent intruders concealing themselves below the canopy; T3 Goat Willow - Fell; G1 Crack Willow - Crown Lift the canopy to the south to 5m above ground level; T4 Crack Willow - Re-pollard limb tending toward the east and reduce the stem to 1m behind the bridge wall to prevent it becoming a nuisance to pedestrians and vehicles in the future; G2 Willow - Crown lift to 2.5m above the level of the footpath to prevent a nuisance to pedestrians.

Received
29 June 2026
Decision due
11 August 2026
Ward
Wakefield East
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated30 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Walk Wakefield WF1 5AW. Wakefield has handled 677 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Welton conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Wakefield East. We hold 467 applications in total for the WF1 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
WF1 5AW
Application type
Notification of Tree Works in Cons. Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bartlett Tree Experts(York)
Agent address
Unit 10 Centre Park Rudgate Tockwith LS267QF GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15047776
Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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.

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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