Planning application
Oakfield Gill Bank Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 0AU
Works: Trees
Relates to 26/02687/CPN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/02964/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02964/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ilkley & Addingham (Ward 15)
- Parish
- Ilkley Town Council
- Postcode
- LS29 0AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bradford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/02687/CPN Awaiting decision
Oakfield Gill Bank Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 0AU
Tree 1. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 2. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 3. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, reduce limbs to 8 foot of the trunk. Tree 4, tree 5, tree 6 and tree 7 are considered under application 26/02964/TPO.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bradford took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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26/02687/CPN Awaiting decision
Oakfield Gill Bank Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 0AU
Tree 1. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 2. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 3. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, reduce limbs to 8 foot of the trunk. Tree 4, tree 5, tree 6 and tree 7 are considered under application 26/02964/TPO.
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/02687/CPN Awaiting decision
Oakfield Gill Bank Road Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 0AU
Tree 1. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 2. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, remove and not replace due to nearby trees. Tree 3. Ash (conservation area) - suffering from ash die-back, reduce limbs to 8 foot of the trunk. Tree 4, tree 5, tree 6 and tree 7 are considered under application 26/02964/TPO.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PLAN
- TREES 4, 5 AND 6
- TREES 3 AND 4
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bradford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bradford decided tree works applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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