Planning application
Nicholson Court Fitzroy Drive Gledhow Leeds LS8 4AP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works lisited in the attache report. T341 Silver Birch: Sever the ivy and remove a 1m section around the lower stem to facilitate future inspection. T343 Silver Birch: Remove the dead stem to ground level. T344 Common Lime: Remove moderate deadwood and pruning stubs. T351 Norway Maple: Remove moderate deadwood. G2 Common Ash, Sycamore, Acer: Remove the slender item leaning towards the apartment block. Remaining items: Option 1 sever ivy and re-inspect in late summer. Option 2 remove to ground level. Ash - located in G2 area - Muti stemmed from basal with large leaning limb towards property, the tree is massively submerged in ivy with significant signs of ash die back - requesting to remove full tree (3 stems) the tree is located in a cluster of ash trees, plan to monitor all other ash trees and just remove the multi stemed ash as risk of failure
As published by the council, reference 26/03135/TR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03135/TR
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- LS8 4AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
What this grant of permission means
Leeds granted permission on 31 July 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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