Planning application
The Farnley Academy Chapel Lane Farnley Leeds LS12 5EU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Emergency Tree Works: T1 Sycamore: Fell and remove.
As published by the council, reference 26/00876/TR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00876/TR
- Type
- Tree Works
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Farnley & Wortley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- LS12 5EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Leeds register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/05017/COND Granted
The Farnley Academy Chapel Lane Farnley Leeds LS12 5EU
Consent, agreement or approval required by condition 3 (community use scheme) of planning application 24/00824/FU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Leeds
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Michael Wood (Morley) Tree Surgeons & Arboricultural Contrac Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- APPROVED TREE WORKS
- TREE WORKS OFFICER REPORT
- PHOTOS
- EMERGENCY TREE WORK 5 DAY NOTICE
- LOCATION PLAN
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Leeds granted permission on 17 February 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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