Planning application
Kirkstall Vicarage Vicarage View Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3HF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G5 Self Seeded Cherries: Cut back form property to give 2m clearance. T4 Beech: Severs Ivy and clear away form telegraph pole and wires to give 1m clearance. T5 Sycamore: Remove epicormic growth around base of tree, cut back form telephone wires to give 1m clearance. T8 Large Oak: Clear lamp post to give1m, clearance, remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter.
As published by the council, reference 26/00119/TR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00119/TR
- Type
- Tree Works
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Kirkstall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS5 3HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leeds register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/05564/TR Refused
Kirkstall Vicarage Vicarage View Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3HF
T1 Ash - Remove to ground level and poison with eco plugs as showing signs of Ash Dieback. Reasons: tree is showing signs of disease T2 Copper Beech - Remove major deadwood and crown lift over garden to give 3.5m clearance from ground level, cut back from vicarage to give 2m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance for pedestrians G5 self-seeded Cherries - Cut back from the property to give 2m clearance. Reasons: to give 2-3m clearance from the property T4 Beech - Sever ivy, clear away from telephone pole and wires to give 1m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance from telephone wires. T5 Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth around base of tree, cut back from telephone wires to give 1m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance from telephone wires T8 large Oak - Clear lamp post to give 1m clearance, remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter. Reasons: to give clearance from utility line and remove epicormic growth
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2026
Received by Leeds
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leeds granted permission on 20 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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Kirkstall Vicarage Vicarage View Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3HF
T1 Ash - Remove to ground level and poison with eco plugs as showing signs of Ash Dieback. Reasons: tree is showing signs of disease T2 Copper Beech - Remove major deadwood and crown lift over garden to give 3.5m clearance from ground level, cut back from vicarage to give 2m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance for pedestrians G5 self-seeded Cherries - Cut back from the property to give 2m clearance. Reasons: to give 2-3m clearance from the property T4 Beech - Sever ivy, clear away from telephone pole and wires to give 1m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance from telephone wires. T5 Sycamore - Remove epicormic growth around base of tree, cut back from telephone wires to give 1m clearance. Reasons: to give clearance from telephone wires T8 large Oak - Clear lamp post to give 1m clearance, remove major deadwood over 40mm diameter. Reasons: to give clearance from utility line and remove epicormic growth
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