Planning application
25/05043/TR
Valley View Limestone Court High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
Proposal
T1 London Plane - Reduce the crown by 1.5m all round, to re-prune the tree to the level it has been pollarded previously to maintain the tree at a size suitable for its position given it location to the neighbouring property and retaining wall
As published by the council, reference 25/05043/TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2025
Received by Leeds
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7 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/01721/TR Granted
To The Rear Of 4 New Mill Lane Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HN
T1 Bird Cherry - To prune back by 1.5m to a height of 3.5m from ground level to the branches overhanging the garden growing across the rear boundary from the neighbouring property. T2 Weeping Willow - To prune back by 1.5m to a height of 3.5m above ground level to the branches overhanging the garden growing across the rear boundary from the neighbouring property. T3 and T4 Silver Birch - To prune back by 1.5m to 3.5m above ground level to the branches overhanging the garden growing across the rear boundary from the neighbouring property. Minor amendment agreed via email.
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25/06999/TR Granted
Walnut Tree House 80 High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
AMENDED FOR CLARITY AFTER DISCUSSIONS ON SITE WITH THE LANDOWNER. T1 White Bark Birch - LATERAL REDUCTION ONLY 1-1.5M TO ALL ASPECTS, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY GROWTH ONLY, NO HEIGHT REDUCTION. CROWN LIFT TO GIVE 3.5M SPACE FROM GROUND LEVEL. DETAILS AS DISCUSSED ON SITE. T2 Walnut - LATERAL CROWN REDUCTION OF THE LOWER CROWN ONLY (NO HIGHER THAN 7M ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) OF 1.5-2M TO THE WESTERN AND EASTERN ASPECTS. REMOVE EPICORMIC REGROWTH FROM OLD PRUNING WORKS. AS DISCUSSED ON SITE.
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25/07268/FU Refused
92 High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
Retrospective application for the change of use of land to form extension to residential garden and the erection of outbuilding
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26/03177/TR Granted
88 High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
Ash T1 Fell
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26/01349/TR Granted
88 High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
T1 - large willow tree. Previously damaged by storms leaving it with large branches that are unsafe and in need of crown reduction by approx. 25% as proposed in photo provided.
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22/08302/FU Granted
70 High Street Clifford Wetherby LS23 6HJ
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26/04253/TR Awaiting decision
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26/03834/TR Granted
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Carry out works listed in the attached tree report.
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26/04256/TR Awaiting decision
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26/04246/TR Awaiting decision
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T1 Beech: Reduce height by 1-1.5m and spread by 1-1.5m.