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Land 409022 437458 Sandy Banks Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire

Granted Bradford 26/01683/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

This is a retrospective application following a phone call with Tree Conservation, Bradford in light of the danger of the tree falling into a footpath in Open Access woodland owned by Wilsden Parish Council. The tree has since been felled: it was a mature Silver Birch about 8-10 metres tall which had a split about 1.5 metres above the ground. The tree was leaning against an adjacent tree near the footpath. It appeared to be in danger of coming down and the parish council was not comfortable in leaving for more than a week or so. Further to a phone call to the Trees Conservation Team the parish clerk was told to first provide proof by way of photos to prove the risk and it was confirmed that the tree could be removed as it is a health and safety issue. This was confirmed by Peter Wilman from the Woodlands Team.

As published by the council, reference 26/01683/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01683/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Bingley West (Ward 04)
Parish
Wilsden Parish Council
Decision by
Senior Planning Officer

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 May 2026

    Received by Bradford

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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