Planning application
1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00777/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Approved
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Pontefract North
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WF8 1GW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wakefield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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24/01488/TPO Refused
1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW
Crown Lift to 5m Trees T1 - Sycamore , T2 Horse Chestnut, Tree Group G1 2x London Plane and Tree Group G2 Mixed Deciduous species.
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wakefield granted permission on 26 June 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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1 - 12 Castle Grove Pontefract WF8 1GW
Crown Lift to 5m Trees T1 - Sycamore , T2 Horse Chestnut, Tree Group G1 2x London Plane and Tree Group G2 Mixed Deciduous species.
Refused Trees 4 docs -
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