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59 Bretton Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LE

26/01795/TCAAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Ash Tree T1 - Crown Reduction predominantly to the top of the tree as the rest of the tree is sparse. Reduce the height around 10-15% (1-1.5M). No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Beech Tree T2 - Crown Reduction to previous cut growth points, taking off around 2m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Remove any deadwood found whilst carrying out the works. Whitebeam Tree T3 - Crown Reduction to cut back to previous cut growth points, taking off around 2m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs. Group of four Apple Trees G1 - Crown Reduction, taking off around 1m in height. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.0-1.5incs. Hedge H1 - Reduce in heigh around 1m to match the other hedge next to it. Tree in Council Land - Crown Reduction and reshape. Looking from the property garden, reduce limbs on the east side / power lines side. Taking off around 2m. No pruning wounds greater than branch diameter approximately 1.5-2.5incs.

Received
6 October 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 25 October 2026
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated14 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 59 Bretton Lane Bretton Wakefield WF4 4LE. Wakefield has handled 8,255 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,338 applications in total for the WF4 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WF4 4LE

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 October 2026

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Wakefield
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: Wakefield

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