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Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

Split decision Wakefield 24/01420/TPO Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

Fell Trees G4, G15, T33, T74, T97, T155, T156, T198, T199 and T247. Prune Trees G3, G5, G6, G8, G9, G10, G14, G94, G133, G210, G213, G214, G227, G232, G241, T11, T18, T19, T23, T26, T34, T73, T75, T86, T92, T98, T116, T125, T128, T135, T159, T164, T165, T166, T170, T172, T200, T202, T203, T204, T218, T219, T235 and T242.

As published by the council, reference 24/01420/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/01420/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision on Application
Received
17 Aug 2024
Validated
20 Aug 2024
Decided
10 Oct 2024
Ward
Wakefield East
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WF1 4DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wakefield register

This site has had 10 applications since 2011: 5 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01683/CPL Awaiting decision

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Extension of existing Clinical Research and Innovation Building, including the associated plant enclosure and ductwork installation

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/01309/TPO Decided

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    G2 - Raise low canopy to 3m; G12 - Fell to ground level; T13 - Reduce faulted limbs/stems by 50%; T23 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T24 - Prune from buildings/structure/tree by 1.0m; T3 - Reduce to secondary growth points approximately 1-2m.

    Decided 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01276/TPO Decided

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    G4 Hazel-Prune back from path/structures. G6-Row of Poplar Raise canopy to 3m prune from buildings. G10-Group of Lime Raise canopy to 2m (road encroachment) G11-Red Oak-Raise low canopy to 2m. G14Group of Lime- Raise canopy to 2m. G15-Row Fell & remove stumps. G68-Group: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block). G76-Dead stems: Fell & replant (highway hazard). G111-Raise canopy to 3m. G113- Raise canopy to 3m G207: Raise canopy to 3m (parking block) G212 Ash: Fell & replant spaceG213: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block G214 Suspected 3rd-party: Raise to 2m at boundary over road G227 Row: Prune from buildings/structures/trees (over highway G250 Row: Prune from structures/trees (highway/security camera block) G253: Raise canopy to 3m (parking/access block) T8 Bird Cherry: Remove 1 twin stem, raise to 2m, reduce faulted limbs T16 Sycamore: Prune from structures/trees by 1m T26 Lime: Raise canopy to 2m (growing thru fence) T33 Sycamore: Fell & replant. Basal wound, brittle cinder fungi (road/car park) T34 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.5m (A-road/car park) T46 Sycamore: Pollard to 5m (large regrowth, decayed stem over A-road) T75 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 10m. Poor form, cracked V-union, leaning limb, flaking bark (A-road) T86 Horse Chestnut: Reduce faulted limbs 20%. V-union, cavity, decay column (parking) T97 Ash: Fell & replant. Advanced Ash Dieback, weak (car park/path) T98 Tree: Raise canopy to 2.5m (drought stress, dieback, low branch) T104 T:urkiye Oak: Raise canopy to 2.5mT105 Beech: Raise canopy to 2.5m (below head height) T116 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m. Tri-dominant, bark inclusion. Remove 3m from top T117 Horse Chestnut: Remove faulted branch/limbs T125 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.0m T162 English Elm: Fell to safe height (dead, over A-road) T178 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m (Reduce 20%). Basal cavity, 1.5m decay, Picus test T186 Ash: Fell to safe height (Dieback, cavities at 3m & 5m, leaning over parking) T189 Ash: Pollard to 20m (over 50% leaf loss, building

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 24/00630/SUB01 Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Discharge of condition 3 (LEMP) from approved application 24/00630/FUL

    Decided 16 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • 24/00672/TPO Refused

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    T9 White Poplar (Populus alba) - Pollard the tree to achieve a standing habitat stem approximately 6metres in height.

    Decided 14 Jun 2024 Trees
  • 24/00630/FUL Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    A full application for a pond complex

    Decided 21 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00349/TPO Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Refer to Submitted Tree Risk Assessment. T28 Sycamore: Fell. T30 Sycamore: Remove deadwood.

    Decided 13 Apr 2023 Trees
  • 21/00432/NMC01 Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Non-material amendment to approved application 21/00432/FUL dated 09 December 2021 (Application for reconfiguration of existing staff and patient/visitor car parks to provide additional spaces to seek minor changes to the approved scheme to create additional parking bays in visitor car park and amending proposed parking bay arrangement in staff car park to avoid relocation of CCTV installation and lighting column.

    Decided 17 Mar 2023 Amendments
  • 11/00989/FUL Granted

    Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    Removal of existing hospital boundary wall and replace with new boundary wall/railings to rear hospital boundary (approx. 130m in length & max. height 2.1m) (part retrospective)

    Decided 9 Aug 2011 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2024

    Received by Wakefield

  2. 20 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Split Decision on Application

  4. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Stara Tree Contractors Agent, a tree-works contractor

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Aug 2024
  • TREE MAPPING Drawing · 17 Aug 2024
  • GENERAL TREE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY Arboricultural Report · 17 Aug 2024
  • GENERAL TREE ASSESSMENT DETAILED Arboricultural Report · 17 Aug 2024

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After the decision

Wakefield has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield

    02/99/12756/FV Submitted 16 Aug 2002 50 yards away

    Erection of single storey outpatients department

    Granted Full applications
    Small domestic
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    11/00989/FUL Submitted 24 Jun 2011 50 yards away

    Removal of existing hospital boundary wall and replace with new boundary wall/railings to rear hospital boundary (approx. 130m in length & max. height 2.1m) (part retrospective)

    Granted Full applications
    Small domestic
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4EE

    11/01311/FUL Submitted 29 Jun 2011 50 yards away

    Permanent retention of existing diabetes centre and construction of brick cladding to all external elevations

    Granted Full applications 4 docs
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG WF1 4DG

    11/01567/TPO Submitted 2 Aug 2011 50 yards away

    T3 T10 T17 T18 Ash remove T8 Ash remove limb/deadwood

    Granted Trees 1 doc
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    24/00672/TPO Submitted 21 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    T9 White Poplar (Populus alba) - Pollard the tree to achieve a standing habitat stem approximately 6metres in height.

    Refused Trees 7 docs
  • Pinderfields General Hospital Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG

    26/01276/TPO Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    G4 Hazel-Prune back from path/structures. G6-Row of Poplar Raise canopy to 3m prune from buildings. G10-Group of Lime Raise canopy to 2m (road encroachment) G11-Red Oak-Raise low canopy to 2m. G14Group of Lime- Raise canopy to 2m. G15-Row Fell & remove stumps. G68-Group: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block). G76-Dead stems: Fell & replant (highway hazard). G111-Raise canopy to 3m. G113- Raise canopy to 3m G207: Raise canopy to 3m (parking block) G212 Ash: Fell & replant spaceG213: Raise canopy to 2m (mower block G214 Suspected 3rd-party: Raise to 2m at boundary over road G227 Row: Prune from buildings/structures/trees (over highway G250 Row: Prune from structures/trees (highway/security camera block) G253: Raise canopy to 3m (parking/access block) T8 Bird Cherry: Remove 1 twin stem, raise to 2m, reduce faulted limbs T16 Sycamore: Prune from structures/trees by 1m T26 Lime: Raise canopy to 2m (growing thru fence) T33 Sycamore: Fell & replant. Basal wound, brittle cinder fungi (road/car park) T34 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.5m (A-road/car park) T46 Sycamore: Pollard to 5m (large regrowth, decayed stem over A-road) T75 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 10m. Poor form, cracked V-union, leaning limb, flaking bark (A-road) T86 Horse Chestnut: Reduce faulted limbs 20%. V-union, cavity, decay column (parking) T97 Ash: Fell & replant. Advanced Ash Dieback, weak (car park/path) T98 Tree: Raise canopy to 2.5m (drought stress, dieback, low branch) T104 T:urkiye Oak: Raise canopy to 2.5mT105 Beech: Raise canopy to 2.5m (below head height) T116 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m. Tri-dominant, bark inclusion. Remove 3m from top T117 Horse Chestnut: Remove faulted branch/limbs T125 Lime: Raise canopy to 2.0m T162 English Elm: Fell to safe height (dead, over A-road) T178 Horse Chestnut: Pollard to 20m (Reduce 20%). Basal cavity, 1.5m decay, Picus test T186 Ash: Fell to safe height (Dieback, cavities at 3m & 5m, leaning over parking) T189 Ash: Pollard to 20m (over 50% leaf loss, building

    Decided Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

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    T1 Elder - Crown Reduce to achieve a clearance of 2 metres from the branch tips to the side elevation of the garage with no pruning wounds to be greater than 10cm in diameter. T2 and T3 Cherry - Fell.

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01479/TCA Decided

    20 Stoney Lane Chapelthorpe Wakefield WF4 3JN

    T1 Victoria Plum tree - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T2 Discovery Apple tree - Repeat removal of new internal growth as required to maintain the tree in good health; T3 Small Red Maple - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 30mm in diameter; T4 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20-30mm in diameter; T5 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T6 Magnolia - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 20mm in diameter; T7 Eucalyptus - Crown Reduce to previous pollard points. Pruning wounds c. 40mm in diameter.

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01378/TPO Decided

    92 Pinderfields Road Wakefield WF1 3PH

    Removal of overhanging branches (approx. 40-50% of the tree canopy) from T10 Ash

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees