Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4HT

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by Wakefield

2. 11 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Wakefield took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Wakefield for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wakefield decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 1 Button Park Pontefract Wakefield WF8 4HT

  11/01260/TCA Submitted 24 Jun 2011 0m away

  T1 - Beech to fell. H2 - Hedge mix reduce. T3 - Laburnum to reduce. T4 - Laburnum to reduce

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Toorak Lodge Button Park Pontefract WF8 4HT

  21/01455/TPO Submitted 3 Jun 2021 27m away

  Felling of 1 Sycamore Tree due to Wall Displacement

  Split decision Trees 12 docs

• 25 Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY

  26/01031/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 75m away

  91% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug

  Demolition of existing garage and partial removal of existing boundary treatment. Proposed boundary walling, driveway, new vehicle access, and entrance gates off Button Park. Proposed retaining wall, fenestration alterations, and internal layout changes.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition Windows or glazing 6 docs

• Churchill House Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HY

  21/01539/TCA Submitted 11 Jun 2021 80m away

  Removal of lime tree for safety reasons.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 21A Mill Hill Road Pontefract WF8 4HR

  25/01029/FUL Submitted 2 Jun 2025 80m away

  Retrospective demolition of outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding. Retrospective demolition (partial) and rebuilding of boundary wall. External alterations to building and associated land.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Mount Pleasant Spring Bank Pontefract WF8 4HX

  21/01734/TCA Submitted 1 Jul 2021 96m away

  Tree works

  Withdrawn Trees 2 docs

• 26/01679/TPO Awaiting decision

  101 High Street Crigglestone Wakefield WF4 3EF

  Cutting back the overhanging vegetation by 0.5-1m to the boundary fence line and to a height of 2.4m above the ground.

  15 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01664/TPO Awaiting decision

  8 Water Lane Woolley Wakefield WF4 2JQ

  T1 Oak - Fell

  12 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01645/TCA Awaiting decision

  10 Old Mount Farm Woolley Wakefield WF4 2LD

  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.

  10 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01629/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 Litton Croft Wakefield WF1 4JW

  1 Maple Tree - Crown Reduce to achieve a maximum 2metre clearance between the branch tips and the adjacent building. Crown Lift to achieve a maximum clearance of 5metres to the surrounding floor level.

  9 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01621/TPO Awaiting decision

  11 Denton Gardens Ackworth Pontefract WF7 7PA

  T1 - Beech- crown lift to 5m above the garden ground level, draw back on the house side to achieve a 2.5m clearance from the house and projected wall height for the full height of the tree

  8 Sep 2026 Trees