54 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

1. 27 Apr 2026

   Received by Bradford

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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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• 58 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

  21/01401/FUL Submitted 25 Mar 2021 67m away

  Demolition of detached garage and part of dwelling to allow for construction of one four-bed detached dwelling

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Demolition 38 docs
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• 58 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

  21/01401/SUB01 Submitted 16 Sep 2021 67m away

  Submission of details required by condition 3 (tree protection fencing/protection measures), 4 (tree protection measures), 9 (foul sewer and surface drainage systems) and 10 (details of a scheme for foul and surface water drainage) of planning permission 21/01401/FUL

  Granted Conditions Trees 7 docs

• 58A Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

  21/01401/SUB02 Submitted 7 Oct 2021 67m away

  Submission of details required by condition 6 (site investigation report) of planning permission 21/01401/FUL

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

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

  21/01656/TPO Submitted 29 Mar 2021 81m away

  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

  Refused Trees 3 docs

• 54 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

  07/07139/TPO Submitted 10 Aug 2007 110m away

  T3 Lime - Deadwood crown lift to 5mT4 Horse Chestnut - FellT5 Sycamore - thin the ends of the limbs by 20%T6 Purple Norway Maple - To fellT7 Sycamore - to remove two lowest limbsSome of the proposed works as set out above are considered to be detrimental to the health and visual amenity value of the tree/s and does not comply with good arboricultural practiceHowever consent has been granted to carry out the following worksLIST TREES AND WORKS FOR APPROVALT3 Lime- To deadwood and remove hanging branch to lift to 2m maximum from the floorT4 Horse chestnut - To removeT5 Sycamore - To evenly crown thin by 10% maximumT6 Norway Maple- To removeT7 Sycamore - To remove the lowest limb..

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• 20 Constable Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RW

  26/01873/TPO Submitted 27 May 2026 117m away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul

  T1 Sycamore - Selective pruning of lower lateral branches to provide approximately 3-5 metres clearance over the garage roof and adjacent streetlight, and to achieve approximately 0.5 metres clearance from the overhead telephone wire (red line). Proposed pruning points are indicated by yellow marks on the accompanying photograph. The specified works will require pruning cuts exceeding 75mm diameter in places.

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• 26/03163/TPO Awaiting decision

  Idle United Reformed Church Westfield Lane Idle Bradford West Yorkshire BD10 8PY

  T1 Sycamore - Prune to branches back to give 2 metres clearance to the building and selective pruning to give 1metre clearance to the wires

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• 26/03110/TPO Awaiting decision

  33 Park Drive Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 4DS

  T1 Beech - Radially reduce the south spread from 5m to 3m to give 2m clearance from the property. T2 Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth and radially reduce the south spread from 5m to 3m to give 2m clearance from the property. T3 Lime - Remove epicormic growth and radially reduce the south spread from 5m to 3m to give 2m clearance from the property. T4 Lime - Remove epicormic growth and deadwood.

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• 26/03109/TPO Awaiting decision

  Netherside Morton Lane East Morton Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 5RP

  T1 Conifer - Fell. T2 Conifer - Fell.

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• 26/03111/TPO Awaiting decision

  30 Beverley Rise Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9DB

  T1 Oak - To be felled, homeowner may wish to leave a 3m monolith to create a carving.

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• 26/02964/TPO Awaiting decision

  Oakfield Gill Bank Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 0AU

  Tree 4. Beech (TPO 0217) - - Removal of 7ft from the top of the crown, reducing height from 64ft to 57ft. - Reducing the overall width of the crown all round from 34ft to 28ft with: 3ft reduction on the north and south faces 4ft reduction on the east face 2ft reduction on the west face Tree 5 Elm (TPO 0133 W3) - now dead, remove and not replace due to woodland tree density. Tree 6 Elm (TPO 0133 W3) - now dead, remove and not replace due to woodland tree density. Tree 7 Elm (TPO 0133 W3) - now dead, remove and not replace due to woodland tree density. Tree 1, tree 2, and tree 3 are considered under application 26/02687/CPN.

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