Planning application
1 Pinfold Close Methley Leeds LS26 9LA
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore: To crown reduce by 15% all round. This would be a 1.5m reduction from the top, a 1m from the side over the garden and 2m from the side over the school.
As published by the council, reference 26/00236/TR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00236/TR
- Type
- Tree Works
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kippax & Methley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS26 9LA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leeds register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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25/05205/TR Split decision
1 Pinfold Close Methley Leeds LS26 9LA
T1 Sycamore - Crown reduce the tree by 15% all round. This would a 1.5m reduction from the top, a 1m from the side over the garden and 2m from the side over the school. This is to re balance the tree, following previous pruning to one side in the past
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Leeds
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- REFUSAL - TREE WORKS
- TREE WORKS OFFICER REPORT
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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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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