Planning application
26/00777/TPO
1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW
Proposal
G1 - Row of Sycamore, Ash and London Plane Trees - Crown Lift to provide approximately 5 metres ground clearance over car parking spaces.
As published by the council, reference 26/00777/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Wakefield
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7 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Approved
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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13/03149/TPO Split decision
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Conversion of 3 Existing Dwellings to 4 Almshouses Apartments
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26/01122/TCA Awaiting decision
Northgate Surgery Northgate Pontefract WF8 1NF
Crown Lift the subject trees to achieve a 2.5metre clearance over the adjacent car park
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11/01564/TCA Granted
Co-Operative Funeral Services Woolmarket Pontefract WF8 1AZ
Notice of intention for T1 T2 Lime remove dead wood crown thin 10% reduce limbs to give 2m clearance from building.
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26/00752/TCA Granted
Co-Operative Funeral Services Woolmarket Pontefract WF8 1AZ
T1 Lime (Tilia) Remove all dead, broken branches greater than 5cm diameter, entire canopy, Reduce from property to give 2m clearance, remove epicormic growth from stem T2 Lime (Tilia) Remove all dead, broken branches greater than 5cm diameter, entire canopy, Remove epicormic growth from the stem T3 Alder (Alnus) Reduce from property to give 2m clearance T4 Sycamore (Acer) Remove all dead, broken branches greater than 5cm diameter, entire canopy T5 Sycamore (Acer) Reduce from property to give 2m clearance, Remove all dead, broken branches greater than 5cm diameter, entire canopy T6 Beech (Fagus) Remove dead wood over 5cm in diameter overhanging the car park
Other trees applications
In Wakefield
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26/01309/TPO Awaiting decision
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.
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26/01303/TPO Granted
High Green Pontefract Road Hemsworth Pontefract WF9 5LW
Fell 1 dead Lime tree as a 5-day notice
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26/01304/TPO Granted
Street Record Slack Lane Newmillerdam Wakefield
5 Day notice to fell 1 Willow tree
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26/01077/TCA Granted
Wakefield Cathedral Westmorland Street Wakefield
Minor tree branch extension growth removal (lifting and reduction) to several London Plane Trees to clear signs, street lights, footpaths and buildings form.
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26/01008/TPO Split decision
184 Rookhill Road Pontefract WF8 2DE
1 Monkey Puzzle tree - Crown Lift lower branches to achieve a 3metre clearance between the branch tips and the surrounding surface. Crown Reduce the tree height by 3metres to achieve a tree not exceeding 9metres in height from ground level. Removal of any deadwood only from the tree canopy.