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54 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

Refused Bradford 26/01496/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 Cedar - Crown reduce radially by up to 2 metres all round leaving a crown spread of 8 metres.

As published by the council, reference 26/01496/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01496/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Decided
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Ilkley (ward 14)
Parish
Ilkley Town Council
Decision by
Arboricultural Officer
Postcode
LS29 8RN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bradford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2007: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 07/07139/TPO Refused

    54 Ben Rhydding Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 8RN

    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..

    Decided 17 Aug 2007 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Received by Bradford

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Heley Tree Care Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 28 Jul 2026
  • TREE OFFICER REPORT Planning Officer Report · 27 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 27 Apr 2026
  • PLAN Plans · 27 Apr 2026

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What this refusal means

Bradford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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