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Wheatley Lawns 61 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

Refused Bradford 21/01656/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1 - T5 Beech - Remove crowded poor specimens. Replace with 2x Scots Pines 12 -14ft as evenly spaced as possible on the same end of the mid boundary line T6 Yew - Remove and not replace due to high number of trees already present, and lack of suitable space

As published by the council, reference 21/01656/TPO

Application record

Reference
21/01656/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
29 Mar 2021
Validated
29 Mar 2021
Decided
19 May 2021
Ward
Ilkley (ward 14)
Parish
Ilkley Town Council
Decision by
Arboricultural Officer
Postcode
LS29 8RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2021

    Received by Bradford

  2. 19 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

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